Cassiar miners back at work
A union dispute at the Cassiar mine in northern British Columbia has been resolved by the ratification of a 2-year agreement by the mine’s 330 union employees. The mine is owned and managed by a unit …
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Juniors struggle to raise necessary financing
Junior mining companies in Canada, slowed by a slumping economy, can only look back fondly at the heady days of the late 1980s when financing for exploration programs was readily accessible. Flow-thro…
Weak results from Springer gold bet
Exploration on the King’s Point project, 75 miles south of Deer Lake, Nfld., has yielded disappointing results for Springer Resources (VSE). Although three holes drilled to test geophysical and geoche…
Denison to reject Hydro price offer
The future of Denison Mines’ (TSE) Elliot Lake, Ont., uranium mine continues to hang in the balance now that the company and Ontario Hydro have failed to agree on a new pricing formula for a long-term…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Resource index in small decline
In a week of backtracking on major markets, the VSE composite index remained virtually unchanged at the 560 level while the resource index shed 7.21 points to finish the period ended March 19 at 5689….
People Emerald Star Mining Explorations
Norris Proskin appointed a director succeeding Rodney Smith.
U.S. REPORT Low silver prices bring Callahan loss
Low silver prices are continuing to hurt Callahan Mining (TSE), with both its Galena and Coeur mines in Idaho operating at a loss. The company reported a loss of US$2.5 million for the year ended Dec….
U.S.REPORT Bitech plans heap leach production
Toronto-based Bitech (ASE) has signed a letter of intent to purchase a 50% interest in Red Rock Mining, a private American company, for $800,000. Red Rock owns or has interests in 11,016 acres of heap…
Highwood acquires property interest
Toronto-based Highwood Resources (TSE) is acquiring from Nanisivik Mines the right to earn a 25% interest in a copper exploration project in the High Arctic. The project is on Victoria Island and is b…
Windy finds new zone at MacLeod
Recent drilling has intersected a new low-grade copper zone, the South zone, on the MacLeod Lake property north of Chibougamau, Que. Extending over a strike length of 500 metres, the South zone dips s…
Equinox’s Van Stone resumes production
Eleven months after completing the purchase of the Van Stone zinc-lead mine in northeastern Washington State, Equinox Resources (TSE) has brought the former producer back into production. Van Stone wa…
U.S.REPORT Production boost helps Hycroft .dVANCOUVER
Results for the year ended Dec. 31 for Hycroft Resources & Development (VSE) improved over the previous year as a result of higher sales and lower writedowns. The company reported a loss of $141,000 f…