A 1,500-metre hole designed to test the Wanapitei anomaly northeast of Sudbury, Ont., recently got under way. As operator of the “Mirage project,” Falconbridge has collared the deep hole in Sheppard T…
About 450 delegates from several countries attended the Second International Conference on the Abatement of Acidic Drainage in mid-September in Montreal. Some 125 speakers at the 3-day conference pres…
Toronto-based Falconbridge says it is cutting 100 jobs at its Sudbury, Ont., operations, after falling nickel prices forced rival Inco (TSE) to announce a similar move. The western world’s second larg…
Shaft sinking at the Louvicourt Twp. massive sulphide property, east of Val d’Or, Que., is being delayed until partners Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) complete a feasibility stud…
Nearly two months after the initial public offering of Cameco (TSE) shares, the Saskatchewan government has announced plans to sell shares of the uranium producer. Saskatchewan has made arrangements w…
Partners Aur Resources and Societe Miniere Louvem expect the capital cost of developing their Louvicourt Twp. massive sulphide deposit east of Val d’Or, Que., to be well over $300 million. The two com…
Miners at a Mississippi Chemical Corp. potash operation at Carlsbad, New Mexico, and at the Fletcher mine and mill operation of lead producer Doe Run of Missouri were recently named winners of 1990 Se…
As we wait for improved stock market conditions in the mineral resource sector in Vancouver, there is much speculation as to why the current market remains depressed. Speculation in the junior mineral…
Encouraged by recently returned high-grade gold and silver values, Fairfield Minerals (TSE) plans to continue drilling the Siwash North gold deposit on its 100% owned Elk property into October. The go…
A shipment of zinc concentrate from the Nanisivik mining operation on Baffin Island of Conwest Exploration (TSE) is lying on the ocean floor after the ship it was being carried on struck an iceberg. C…
A 3,300-ft. hole designed to test the Phelps Dodge copper-zinc deposit near Matagami, Que., at depth is scheduled to begin by the end of the month, says Kingswood Explorations (ASE). Earning a 100% in…
On paper, it sounds like a great idea. You combine the assets of three exploration companies with holdings in an established northern Ontario mining camp. You acquire an aging gold mine and 4,500 ton-…
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