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Getty, Noranda to go underground at Tundra

A $25-million underground exploration program has been proposed for the Tundra gold project by partners Noranda Exploration (51%) and Getty Resources (49%). Located in the N.W.T., the Tundra deposit, …


Production early ’88 for Perron gold mine

Operators of the Sleeping Giant gold-silver mine project located about 40 miles north of here are gearing for a production start-up in January, 1988, The Northern Miner learned during a recent tour. T…


Wilco debenture deal

Wilco Mining has issued a convertible note to Deak Ariadne Ltd. which raised $1.1 million. The funds will be used to purchase 400,000 shares of Seadrift International Explorations which is drilling th…


Urangesellschaft planning uranium mine in the N.W.T.

Today, exploration activity in the Northwest Territories is generally directed towards precious metals. The reason? Shipping mineral concentrates out of the north is expensive when compared to a refin…


Red Lake tries old scheme to solve labor shortage

In mine management circles, it’s known as the good news bad news syndrome. The good news is that flow-through financing and higher gold prices have spawned unprecedented numbers of new mines across th…


Neptune gets $12 m for Colomac

Neptune Resources has completed an issue of one million shares on a flow-through basis. The issue will raise $12 million for additional exploration work on the company’s 60%-owned Colomac gold project…


Ansil on track foir Minnova

It’s not official yet, and won’t be for another few months, but Minnova Inc. plans to put its Ansil copper mine near here into production at the end of 1988 or beginning of 1989. The Northern Miner re…


Editorial A plan to keep the mining towns going

The following is extracted from a brief presented by the Canadian Associatio n of Single Industry Towns at the recent 44th annual mines ministers’ conference, in St. John’s, Nfld. “We believe that t…


Glimmer active in Harker-Holloway

An exploration program of surface stripping and sampling is being performed by Glimmer Resources on the company’s 108-claim property in Barnet Twp., Ont. The claims are located in the Harker- Hollowa…


Etruscan exploring gold bet in Nevada

Exploration work worth $275,000 will be spent by Etruscan Enterprises of Vancouver on a gold property in Nevada, President R.J. MacNeill reports. The program, comprising i.p. surveys, drilling and add…


Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (September 14, 1987)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 78.00 cents -81.00 cents per lb. (Sept 3, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.12-$1.16 per lb. (Sept 3, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.75-$5.00 per lb. (Aug 20, 1987). CA…


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