Drafting the regulations that will govern assessment work rates in Ontario is proving to be a controversial exercise. At least one junior exploration company has accused the Ontario government of adop…
American Copper & Nickel (ACNC), a subsidiary of Inco’s (TSE) U.S. wing, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Silverado Mines (VSE) to develop Silverado’s Ester gold property in Alaska. Whi…
Exploration and development have commenced on the Penon Blanco property in Mariposa and Tuolomne counties, Calif. Owner Golden Pacific Resources (ASE) is currently engaged in line cutting, geological …
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $402.60 $ 6.50 Silver* $ 5.14 +$ 0.02 Platinum* $508.55 –$ 2.95 Nickel** $ 3.96 +$ 0.54 Lead** $ 0.45 +$ 0.06 Copper $ 1.18 +$ 0.07 Zinc $ 0.72 +$ 0.03 Courtesy of Scot…
Junior nickel miner Timmins Nickel (TSE) has resumed production and is increasing output at its 51% owned Redstone mine near Timmins, Ont. The company says it will return to an annual production rate …
The development of the Fort Knox property, near Fairbanks, Alaska, is scheduled to resume May 1. Fairbanks Gold (VSE), 51% owner of the property and the project operator, plans to spend US$9.3 million…
Polymetallic miner Audrey Resources (TSE), based in Rouyn- Noranda, Que., is hoping to pick up where Corona left off by making a takeover offer for the Canadian and U.S. mineral assets of Asamera Mine…
With mill construction at its Congress gold mine under way, Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (VSE) is looking forward to becoming a much larger gold producer. In 1989, output from a number of Malartic’s Va…
Increased sales volumes of gold and silver plus lower production costs more than doubled earnings for Vancouver-based Equity Silver Mines (TSE). Net earnings for the year ended Dec. 31 were $20.6 mill…
Impressive gold grades are being confirmed by recent underground exploration work on Belmoral Mines (TSE) and Yorbeau Resources’ (TSE) Astoria gold project, three miles south of here. The companies ha…
The Lightning gold zone in Harker and Holloway twps., 40 miles east of Matheson Ont., has yielded more good assays in six of 11 deep holes completed recently by partners Noranda (TSE), Freewest Resour…
Jim Gill and Howard Stockford are among the mining executives whose accomplishments are being recognized this year at the Prospectors and Developers Association’s annual convention in Toronto this wee…
By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information
Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.