Three new shafts and three miles of haulage make up the bulk of Inco’s (TSE) recently announced $287-million investment for Thompson, Man. The three shafts, each 3,700 ft. deep, will develop the 1-D o…
Although best known for holdings in northwestern British Columbia, Integrated Resources (ASE) and Capra Minerals (ASE) recently announced plans to acquire a 45% interest each in a Nevada gold project….
Toronto-based Redstone Resources (TSE) has purchased a 2% gross royalty in the Midwest uranium deposit from Esso Resources Canada for $3 million. A production decision on the Saskatchewan deposit, whi…
The 18th annual geoscience forum will be held in the Yukon, Nov. 25-28, and in the Northwest Territories, Nov. 27-29. The Yukon forum will include a seminar on acid rock drainage. And the NWT’s techni…
Vancouver-based Barkhor Resources (VSE) will have the option to earn an interest in the Uncle Sam prospect near Sheridan, Mont., following an agreement with Calgary- based Koval Resources (ASE). By sp…
Operations at the McDermott mercury mine in Nevada of Placer Dome U.S., a unit of Placer Dome (TSE), will be suspended by the end of November, the company says. Placer has a 51% interest in the operat…
The Denton- Rawhide mine is named after the town of Rawhide, a turn-of-the- century Nevada boom town which at its peak had over 10,000 inhabitants. The real money was likely made in the brothels and b…
Difficult times call for a renewed commitment to exploration. From a public policy point of view, any hope of maintaining a strong mining industry requires finding the deposits that will be mined tomo…
Over the last couple of years I have volunteered some of my time at the rock shop housed in the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. This is an area where the public can examine rock and mineral samples…
Despite eventual possible economic fallout from rising oil prices, 1990 is likely to be a peak year for steel consumption in the Western World, said the secretary general of the International Iron and…
The earnings of gold-silver producer Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) totalled $2.5 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, off slightly from the $2.7 million in earnings reported in the same period last ye…
Partners VSM Exploration (TSE) and Serem-Quebec have discovered a new zinc zone on claims optioned from Orphee Resources about five kilometres southeast of their Grevet discovery near Quevillon, Que. …
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