Conference calls for technical papers
Organizers of Exploration ’97, a conference on geophysical and geochemical mineral exploration to be held Sept. 14-18 in Toronto, are calling for papers.Technical sessions include: exploration technol…
News
STOCK MARKETS — Resource stocks rebound in western markets
Western markets resumed their ascent over the report period ended May 28, recovering from the recent routing created by Cartaway Resources’ poor assay results from its Cirque property in Labrador.The …
Prime declares Eskay dividend
Shareholders of Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) are about to enjoy the benefits of the Eskay Creek gold-silver mine in northwestern British Columbia.Prime will start paying a semi-annual dividend of 4 c…
Mt. Nansen startup imminent
Final environmental approval in the form of a Class A water licence has enabled BYG Natural Resources (BYG-T) to proceed with construction and development of its Mt. Nansen gold project near this hist…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Santa Fe expands mine complex in Nevada
At the Twin Creeks and Lone Tree gold mines in the desert of northern Nevada, Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) has begun constructing several projects that will help boost annual production to 1 million …
NEVADA SPECIAL — Lexam resuming Nevada exploration
Toronto-based Lexam Explorations (LEX-M) is preparing to resume summer exploration at its 230,000-acre land package in northeastern Nevada.Last year’s programs identified prospective targets, one of w…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Turnaround at Jerritt Canyon
The chairman of Minorco told shareholders at the annual meeting that a year of restructuring has resulted in a turnaround at the Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Nevada.In March 1990, Minorca acquired Inde…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Barrick invests US$1 billion in Betze-Post mine
Since acquiring the Goldstrike property in 1986, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has paid more than US$1 billion in capital and operating costs at the Betze-Post mine.Situated in Nevada’s Carlin trend, the open-…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Hemlo explores Manhattan district
In recent years, Hemlo Gold Mines (HEM-T) has focused its Nevada exploration effort on the Battle Mountain-Eureka district, where areas with potential for sediment-hosted gold deposits have been ident…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Royalty sisters demonstrate a Midas touch in Nevada
Toronto-based partners Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) are well on their way to developing the Midas project into a major gold mine.Yet they have no intention of finishing th…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Rayrock thrives as Canadian pioneer in the Silver State
It is a long way from the Northwest Territories to Nevada, and this was especially true in the early 1970s when few Canadian companies ventured far from home. For Rayrock Yellowknife Mines (RAY-T), wh…
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