A bid to buy up to 4.8 million shares of Louvem Mines (TSE) at $1.50 per share has been suspended indefinitely by St. Genevieve Resources (ME). St. Genevieve, which owns about 56.5% of the common shar…
Members of the mining exploration community received some indication here last week that the federal government is about to back down from its plan to weaken flow-through shares. Robert Jones, directo…
Editor’s note: The key operating people at any Canadian mine and mill were once concerned almost solely with meeting production quotas. Not anymore. At the better operations, getting more work out of …
Living up to expectations has generally been a problem at Silverado Mines’ (VSE) Grant gold project near Fairbanks, Alaska. Milling at the troubled mining operation recommenced Dec 1, and since that t…
Beyond internal technology transfer, opportunities abound for mining companies to licence or sell their operating improvements to other mining companies or suppliers. For example, a friction washer de…
What the Magnesium Co. of Canada (Magcan) says has the potential to grow to be the largest of its kind in the world, a magnesium production facility located near High River, Alta., was recently given …
Ingersoll-Rand has introduced a new self-contained pneumatic drill for holes 2 1/2 to 4 inches in diameter. The ecm-360 Crawlair cents features an on-board 580-cu-ft-per-min, 120-lb- per-sq-inch air …
At least a 25% increase in refined zinc production is being considered by Cominco Ltd. (TSE) at its Trail smelter operations, Robert E Hallbauer, president, told reporters after the annual meeting. Bu…
Four junior-mining companies recently incorporated — Augyva Mining Resources, Aurochs Mining Exploration, Deux-Montagnes Exploration and Louphior Exploration — have been listed for trading (symbols,…
A diamond drilling and surface sampling program will be carried out this summer on Queenstake Resources’ Mar gold property following an option agreement with Can Pro Development. Can Pro, a private B….
Important gold values accompany the high-grade copper in Waite Amulet’s new drill-indicated orebody, The Northern Miner can announce. In vertical hole No. 3, the 165-ft section ran 0.07 oz gold, or $2…
A $33-million(US) credit facility has been established by Plexus Resources Corp. (TSE). Completed with Elders Resources Finance, based in Sydney, Australia, the deal also gives Elders warrants with wh…
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