ON-SITE AT WILLIAMS
The Williams mine (formerly the Page-Williams), in Ontario’s Hemlo country, burst on to the scene as a gold producer in a flurry of public attention in late 1985. With the spotlight on the ensuing own…
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Law A DECISION AT LAST
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on AFriday, Aug 11, one of the most Adrawn-out lawsuits in the history of Canadian mining came to a close. The country’s highest court finally delivered its judgment confirm…
Ore Horizons VEZZA GOLD
The Vezza property, 25 km (15 miles) south of Matagami, Que., is owned jointly by Dundee-Palliser Resources and North American Rare Metals. Diamond drilling from December, 1986 to June, 1988 has outli…
50 Years Ago UPPER CANADA MINES STARTS UP MILL
Upper Canada Mines announced this week in a letter to shareholders that its new, 150-ton mill (near Kirkland Lake, Ont.) is ready for turning over. It was expected that operations would begin Oct 5. O…
The Billion Dollar Triangle FROM VAL D’OR TO TIMMINS BOUSQUET NO. 2
Perched between the Dumagami mine/mill complex to the east and Bousquet No. 1 headframe to the west on Preissac Road, north of Cadillac, Que., is the new Bousquet No. 2 headframe. Saddled with the tas…
The Billion Dollar Triangle GOLDEN GIANT: HEMLO’S MIDDLE PRODUCER
Two generalizations apply to the total Hemlo orebody. First, the grade decreases going from east to west, so that the David Bell mine (owned jointly by Teck Corp. and Corona Corp.) has the highest ave…
50 Years Ago FINNISH NICKEL TO REACH GERMANY?
The possibility that the Russians may try to seize the big metal mine and plants in northern Finland, which International Nickel has been developing, has cropped up again. The Petsamo nickel mine, con…
50 Years Ago SCHREIBER, ONTARIO AREA REVIEWED
The southwestern and northeastern parts of the Schreiber areas, northern Ontario, are reviewed in great detail in reports just published by the Ontario Department of Mines.
On the Move (October 02, 1989)
Brunner Canada, manufacturer of drill bits and accessories, has named R. T. Legault as its new national sales manager. Legault has more than 30 years experience in mining and related industries, part…
Valley/McAdam Rights offering for McAdam Res.
Hoping to be able in the near future to make a production decision for its Spud Valley gold project on Vancouver Island, McAdam Resources (TSE) reports it has secured the necessary regulatory approval…
Gold Standard, Big Pony exploring for gold in Uruguay
Although Uruguay has never witnessed significant, sustained gold exploration in the past, the small South American country is experiencing somewhat of a gold boom led by companies such as Bond Interna…
REDSTONE NICKEL
The first load of ore came up from underground just this spring. But already, the Redstone nickel operation near Timmins, Ont., has shipped a million lb of nickel in concentrate to the Sherritt Gordon…