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NEWS ROUNDUP — Breckenridge options Spanish ground

Breckenridge Resources (VSE) has optioned the Eldorado mineral concession in Malaga province, Spain, from Harlequin Resources. The 2-year deal allows Breckenridge to earn 100% interest in the property…


Soquem options Minnova properties

Soquem has optioned six gold properties from Minnova (TSE) in northern Quebec’s Chapais area. The properties, covering 66 sq. km, are between the Lac Shortt and Bachelor gold mines, 80 km west of Chap…


PRODUCER PRICES (September 28, 1992)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US58.25-58.75 cents per lb. (Sept. 10, 1992). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 19…


NEWS ROUNDUP — Wye turns to Poland for cash

Unable to raise money in Canada, Wye Resources (CDN) has turned to Eastern Europe for the funding needed to continue exploration on the Saganaga Lake gold property west of Thunder Bay, Ont. Wye says i…



Monopros spurs diamond play in Saskatchewan

Cash-rich diamond explorer Monopros confirmed recently that it will earn a one-third interest in the Fort a la Corne project of Cameco (TSE) and Uranerz Exploration and Mining near Prince Albert, Sask…



NEWS ROUNDUP — Zinc showings at Leeds project

Summer exploration work at the Leeds property near Thetford Mines, Que., delimited a quasi-continuous outcrop zone of dolomite marble that extends for more than one kilometre, Noranda Exploration and …


BOOKS IN REVIEW — Guide to mining

SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition. Published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. P.O. Box 625002, Littleton, Colo. 80162-5002. 2342 pages. US$128.50 (list price) US$97.50 (S…


Queenston drilling at Amalgamated

A recent hole drilled at Queenston Mining’s (TSE) Amalgamated Kirkland property in Kirkland Lake, Ont., has returned a 27.9-ft. intersection grading 0.19 oz. gold per ton. Hole AK92-45 was one of four…


Watson honored at QPA meeting

Mackenzie Watson, president of Freewest Resources, was named Prospector of the Year at the 400-strong Quebec Prospectors Association (QPA) convention and annual meeting held recently in Val d’Or, Que….


Maritime activities

Newfoundland and New Brunswick will review their mining activities next month and in November. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, Newfoundland will host its Mining Week. Margaret Witte, president of Vancouver-ba…


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