Placer earns awards for Ontario mine
The Campbell gold mine of Placer Dome near Red Lake, in northwestern Ontario, has received three awards from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.Presented as part of the ministry’s Pollution Preve…
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Astro signs agreement with Caldera
Australian-based Caldera Resources (CDR-M) has dealt an option to earn a 60% interest in its Abminga diamond project, on the northern border of South Australia, to Australian diamond explorer Astro Mi…
Junior explores ground near Savant Lake
Recent surface exploration by Prospectors Alliance (PALL-C) has prompted the company to mobilize a drill rig to a newly staked property in the Savant Lake area of northwestern Ontario.The junior is ex…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (December 29, 1997)
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Blue Emerald explores in Nicaragua
A geochemical sampling program by Blue Emerald Resources (BER-V) has identified two anomalous trends on the Quebrada de Oro project in northern Nicaragua.The trends are believed to host numerous gold …
Meetings (December 29, 1997)
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DIAMOND PAGE — Ashton recovers more diamonds from K91
The Buffalo Hills diamond project continues to produce impressive results.Further analysis of K91, the most recent kimberlite find on the north-central Alberta project, returned 5 macrodiamonds and 41…
STOCK MARKETS — Golds bounce back on busy TSE — Base metals also strong as broad market slides
The Toronto Stock Exchange fell slightly during three days of heavy trading over the report period Dec. 17-19, as the gold and base metal issues broke with tradition and actually rose in a declining m…
Canyon aims to boost economics of McDonald project with new mine plan
Now that Canyon Resources (CAU-X) has 100% control of the McDonald gold property in Montana, it is updating the economics of the project in light of additional data and a lower gold price.The company …
Pierre Lassonde, Seymour Schulich named Mining Men of the Year
They call themselves “miners in Gucci loafers,” — a suitable moniker for Pierre Lassonde and Seymour Schulich, considering that they make up one of Bay Street’s most financially successful gold minin…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Dec. 15-19
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