West-coast precious metals smelter and refiner International Nesmont Industrial (VSE) recently completed the purchase of all rights to the refining technology it has been using since commencing operat…
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has named Neil Hillhouse “Prospector of the Year.” Other award winners, who will be honored at the March 7 banquet of this year’s PDAC conve…
Many a Canadian junior has found its way to Africa during the past few years in search of diamonds and precious and base metals. Four Central African nations, in particular, have proved attractive: Zi…
The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) has been involved in an extensive program review as part of the National Performance Review undertaken by U.S. Vice-president Al Gore at the direction of the president….
Major exploration efforts in Manitoba in 1993 remained directed at base metals, but new commodities, notably diamonds, continued to increase in importance on the exploration scene. The recent improvem…
A bulk-sampling program is planned by Armistice Resources (ME) for its gold property adjoining the old Kerr Addison property at Virginiatown, Ont. The 11-month, $1.7-million program will involve the e…
Additional drilling is being considered for the Hislop gold property, east of Timmins, Ont. Partners Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) and Glimmer Resources (VSE) are tentatively planning a 5,240-metre program c…
A 75% improvement in North American grain yields between 1965 and 1990 reflected a tripling of fertilizer application rates, as high-yielding crop varieties generally require more fertilizer. A long p…
A diamond trading specialist from London, England, will address the March 9 joint luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and the Prospectors…
(The following is the second weekly instalment of a 3-part story.) Philip Arnold and Edward Slack told everyone that they had had bad luck and had taken a new river route to reach the diamond fields a…
A decision to sell Eskay Creek ore directly to smelters will benefit Prime Resources Group (VSE) in two respects. The company, which owns the high-grade gold project north of Stewart, B.C., can expect…
A feasibility study will be performed on the Venezuelan gold property known as Las Cristinas. Placer Dome (TSE), which owns 70% of the project, approved the US$13-million study. (The remaining interes…
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