The Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan is expected to enter development in 1997.The bulk of the ownership is shared between Cameco (TSE) with 48.7% and Cogema Resources with 36.4%. Th…
A gold resource calculation for the Tonkin Springs deposit in northern Nevada is being warmly received by 60%-owner Gold Capital (NASDAQ) and its partner, U.S. Gold (NASDAQ).The estimate, which includ…
Peter Steen appointed chairman.
Douglas Mason appointed president and chairman.
Bruce Purcell appointed director.
In an effort to expand its exploration portfolio, Royal Gold (NASDAQ) has acquired more acreage on the Battle Mountain-Eureka trend in Nevada.The acquisition includes the 30-claim Signal Peak project,…
If the winning photos of the Mining Association of Canada’s “Keep Mining in Canada” photo contest, as published in your Aug. 28 issue, are seriously meant to portray mining in Canada, that message wil…
Metallurgical tests on ore from the O’Brien gold mine, a former producer 45 km west of Val d’Or, Que., show that a combination of bioleaching and cyanidation can recover as much as 90% of the gold con…
With two successful drill programs completed and a meteoric rise in the company’s share price, it is not surprising that many mining analysts are following the fortunes of Bre-X Minerals (ASE) and aff…
This season’s first luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) will be an update on exploration for kimberlites on the BHP-Dia Met joint-venture project.The talk is s…
A ceremony was held recently in Kirkland Lake, Ont., to recognize the bravery and dedication of 145 people who worked for 77 days in late 1993 and early 1994 to recover the bodies of two miners killed…
In order to concentrate on minesite exploration, Yorbeau Resources (TSE) has suspended production at its Astoria gold mine near Rouyn-Noranda, Que.Initial results on the exploration program include an…
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