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Drilling has commenced at Galveston Resources’ Murphy Lake mine in the Wawa area of Ontario. A minimum 20,000 ft of drilling is planned to block out reserves on the east and west zones. The first dril…

The Canadian Advisory Committee on Mining Automation, under chairman Jacques Nantel of Noranda, last week in Sudbury approved plans for the Third Canadian Symposium on Mining Automation. It will be he…

The Irish Republican Army casts a long shadow — even over a possible new Irish gold mine. A Dublin-based company, Ennex International (in which Toronto’s Northgate Exploration has a 15% direct and …

Vancouver-based Radcliffe Resources has concluded a joint venture agreement with City Resources involving Radcliffe’s Graham property on British Columbia’s Charlotte Islands. The Radcliffe property is…

Carlson Mines and partner Black Gregor Explorations have received some encouraging results from exploration at their Hemlo gold property north of Marathon, Ont. Located 12 miles northwest of the Lac-N…

“Is there anyone here who doubts there will a completely automated mine, somewhere in the world, in the near future?” panel member Ronald Woodbridge asked the 170 attendees of the second Canadian Symp…

Even in the midst of a market downturn, nothing makes investors sit up and take notice like a new gold discovery. That was proven this week when a little-known oil and gas explorer called Argus Resour…

Alaska Apollo Gold Mines reports it has retained Kilborn Engineering to review exploration results and ore reserve calculations at its Shumagin property on Unga Island, Alaska. John Bogert, president …

The Pamour Group of companies — Giant Yellowknife Mines, operator of five mines in Timmins and one in Yellowknife; ERG Resources, operator of a tailings retreatment project in Timmins; and Pamorex In…

Exall Resources — Stephen G. Roman appointed president, succeeding Murray Axmith who is retiring but remains a director and advisor.

Grandview Resources is considering the sale of its Carson Hill gold mine in California. Investment banking firm Bear, Stearns & Co. is providing financial advisory services for the possible sale. Seve…

Preliminary results from zone D-8 North, D-8 South and D-9 confirm the platinum potential of the Delta project in the Ungava region of northern Quebec, Oasis Resources says. The project, which covers …