Jiawula drilling off to good start for Naneco
Drilling at the Jiawula polymetallic deposit in the Inner Mongolia region of China continues to confirm mineralization in the advanced No. 2 vein.Junior Naneco Minerals (NNE-A) is targeting the zone i…
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Atna drops Palmer base metal project
Atna Resources (ATN-T) has elected to back away from the Palmer base metal project in southeastern Alaska.The project was a joint venture with Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V). The two companies recently comp…
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS — Robex sells Upton barite deposit
East Coast drilling improves economics of eastern Quebec project Ten years of exploration at the Upton barite deposit near Montreal, Que., are beginning to bear fruit for owner Robex Resources (RBX-T)…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Getting the shaft in Winnipeg
In mid-November of 1926 at the Central Manitoba Mines’ gold operation, the main shaft of our hoist broke, and the ensuing tale illustrates the difficulties of working in the remote bush before the day…
New nickel showing at Powderhorn Lake
Road construction for logging has enabled a prospecting syndicate to locate a showing of copper-nickel-cobalt mineralization in Newfoundland’s Central Mineral Belt.The showing, at Powderhorn Lake, abo…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — GUEST COLUMN — A closer look at mining
Last month, I participated in the Mine Tour Program for Members of Parliament, organized by Mining Works for Canada. Through the program, I travelled to Timmins and spent an entire day touring the und…
Zinc core delineated at Caber
Partners Southern Africa Minerals (SAF-T) and Noranda (NOR-T) have outlined a core of high-grade zinc mineralization in the Caber deposit, 25 km west of the Matagami mining camp in northern Quebec.Twe…
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS — Freeport Sulphur merger going ahead
In a weak market for both sulphur and hydrocarbons, Freeport Sulphur (FSC-N) has fashioned a merger with its oil-producer cousin, McMoRan Oil and Gas.The historic sulphur company, the original develop…
PEOPLE — Formation Capital (October 19, 1998)
Paul Saxton appointed director.
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Dolbear expands Canadian presence
Denver-based mining consulting firm Behre Dolbear has opened an office in Vancouver, its second in Canada.James Currie, former president of Cornucopia Resources, was appointed vice-president in charge…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — A defensive strategy for accumulation
Bargain-hunting in the junior exploration business during hard times has proved to be a durable strategy for speculative investors. That the time appears to be right for this strategy, with many junio…
Kennecott drilling confirms Legend kimberlite
Kennecott Canada has confirmed that the Phoenix discovery on the Legend property in northeastern Alberta is indeed kimberlite.Kennecott, a division of London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N), made the find whi…