Labour Board rules on Giant
The Canada Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application for certification by an independent association seeking to displace the union representing workers at the Giant mine outside Yellowknife,…
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DIAMOND UPDATE — Aber uncovers seven new kimberlites
Drilling on the Diavik project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories has uncovered seven new kimberlite intrusions, reports Aber Resources (TSE). Although bad weather has hampered the e…
New Canamin receives award for reclamation
Following a successful exploration season at the Huckleberry property last year, Vancouver, B.C.-based New Canamin Resources has received a provincial award for successful reclamation of an exploratio…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Anne Evelyn Wilson: a heroine to Canadian
Women working in geology today may think they are pioneering in a predominantly male field. But the real pioneer was from an earlier generation. Canada’s first female geologist was Alice Evelyn Wilson…
Mining Week in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
The first Nova Scotia Mining Week is being staged this week under the theme “If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.” Sponsors are the Chamber of Mineral Resources of Nova Scotia, the Mining Society…
Junior takes on Armenian venture
A junior company is being granted exploration and mine development rights covering the whole of Armenia, an area of almost 30,000 sq. km. If the assignment agreement is approved by regulators, Rome Re…
Laurasia subsidiary options pair of Portuguese properties
A numbered Ontario company, which is a subsidiary of Laurasia Resources (TSE), has an option to earn a 50% interest in two mineral properties in Portugal from Empresa Mineira da Serra do Cercal S.A., …
Wireline boosts exploratory drilling
Mining was flat in the 1950s. Longyear drillers and designers had accumulated more than 50 years of experience drilling in remote locations through a variety of bewildering geological formations. The …
Gold’s rise may signal end to the long bear market
The price of gold rocketed to a high of US$385 per oz. on May 19 from a low in March of about $326. At presstime, the price had sagged, presumably as a result of profit-taking, to $373. Peter Allen, p…
Cyprus options Queenston bet near Kirkland
The Canadian exploration unit of a major U.S. company has stepped in to fill the shoes of Battle Mountain Canada on the Amalgamated Kirkland property near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Cyprus Canada, a unit of …
Updated version tells tale of diamond core drill
To the diamond drill fraternity, the story of the invention of the core drill in 1863 is a familiar one. For those unfamiliar with the story, it bears retelling. In 1857, the project of drilling a rai…
Glamis Gold places 1.25 million shares
Glamis Gold (TSE) has entered into an agreement with Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon to place 1,250,000 common shares at a price of US$8.625 per share for gross proceeds of $10.8 million. This sale is in…