St. Andrew to produce at Stock Twp. property
It came as no surprise to the shareholders and other interested onlookers when the announcement came that St Andrew Goldfields will proceed to production on its Stock Twp. gold mine near Timmins, Ont….
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General News & Comment Gold mapping project Kirkland Lake area
A detailed mapping of gold deposits in the Matachewan-Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area of Ontario, will be carried out by the province’s ministry of northern development and mines. The gold mapping work…
Montreal Exchange Cogesco among movers
A lacklustre week on the Montreal Exchange this week exhibited little of the activity in resource issues which has characterized trading the past months. Market activity in general was moderate. Tradi…
Wilco Mining enters option agreement with prospectors.
Toronto-based Wilco Mining has entered into an option agreement with prospectors David Petrunka and Wayne McChristie of Thunder Bay, Ont., covering a group of 45 unpatented mining claims and two paten…
300,000 oz gold a year Giant production target
Nothing if not ambitious, Giant Yellowknife Mines is embarking on a 5-year program which it expects will see gold production soar from the present level of about 200,000 oz per year, to 300,000 oz. Th…
Active summer for Vior Inc.
A drilling program is under way by Vior Inc. on the Matagami property in northwestern Quebec. Also, the company this month initiated, in partnership with Mazarin Inc., a drilling program on the Sheffo…
Soquem re-establishes presence in exploration
With an annual exploration budget of $4 million — $16 million committed for the next four years — the ground-breaking Quebec Crown corporation, Soquem, is bound to make its presence in the mining in…
Report from Calgary Drilling is in high gear
Flying over Courageous Lake in the N.W.T. one sees six diamond drill rigs in operation and an additional four rigs being set up. Leading this exploration effort is the team of Noranda Inc. and Getty R…
Ceremonial at Dona Lake gold mine photo plus
Ontario premier and acting minister of northern development and mines David Peterson (right), helps put up a sign marking the site of the production shaft that will be put down at the new Dona Lake go…
Northair control war is nearing its climax
The winner in the battle for control of Northair Mines will be decided at the annual meeting July 9. But in the meantime, Northair and its suitor, Nor- Quest Resources, are engaged in an information c…
Vancouver Island bet
Drilling has resumed at the Debbie property on Vancouver Island, a joint venture between Westmin Resources (the operator), Nexus Resource Corp. and Angle Resources. The initial joint venture budget fo…
Brohm to heap leach Gilt Edge project
Brohm Resources of Vancouver has decided to begin construction immediately on a Phase 1 heap leach production facility at its Gilt Edge mine in Deadwood, South Dakota. After the heap leaching producti…