Anzex drills Woodlawn
Vancouver-based Anzex Resources (AZX-V) has completed two holes of a 4-hole drilling program at its Woodlawn platinum prospect in Southland, New Zealand.Assay results are pending, though the company s…
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Int’l Annax hot on Dairi
Vancouver — In North Sumatra, Indonesia, International Annex Ventures (IAX-V) is busy expanding its Anjing Hitam (“Black Dog”) zinc-lead deposit.The high-grade, sedimentary-exhalative massive sulphid…
Quebec business elite salute Noranda Magnesium
Quebec’s business community has singled out Noranda’s Magnola metallurgical plant, in Asbestos, for its contribution to the provincial economy.The plant is operated by Noranda Magnesium, a representat…
Partners hit sulphides at Boyongan
Drilling at the Boyongan copper-gold prospect in the Philippines continues to yield impressive results for partners Anglo American (AAUK-Q) and Philex Gold (PGI-V).Boyongan is part of the North projec…
Nevsun drilling infills Tabakoto
Infill drilling is proving up the open-pit mining potential of the Tabakoto gold deposit in Mali.Since April, Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has sunk more than 70 reverse-circulation and 14 core infill hole…
Gold helps grow easy-care grass
Hate to mow your lawn? Gold might help you.Robert Harriman, vice-president of Scotts Co. in Marysville, Ohio, says researchers are developing a genetically engineered grass that would be slow-growing,…
Highland Valley a winner in BC safety competition
Highland Valley Copper has won the surface championship in British Columbia’s mine rescue and first-aid competition, held recently in Campbell River.The company also took home the Maurice Boise trophy…
Preston East Dome finds new ore
JULY 1951Preston East Dome Mines opened 1,237 ft. of new ore lengths in the first five months of this year, against 2,243 ft. in 1950.Not only is the tonnage of ore in reserve being well-maintained; …
Workers perish at Stillwater, Galena mines
Denver — An underground contract worker for Thyssen Mining Construction was killed at Stillwater Mining’s platinum-palladium mine in southwestern Montana.The miner was struck by underground mining eq…
Placer renews Madsen drilling (June 25, 2001)
Preliminary drilling by Placer Dome (PDG-T) has intersected a possible extension to the high-grade No. 8 zone at the historic Madsen mine, in northwestern Ontario.Four stratigraphic holes tested 975 m…
Newmont eyes closure in regulatory vacuum
Denver — Newmont Mining (NEM-N) will close its nearly depleted Minahasa gold operation at a time when Indonesia’s regulatory regime is weakened by the absence of a strong central government.The US$13…
Producers miss out on gold price ride
Pushed down by heavy losses in the high-tech sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s 300 index fell 391.91 points over the five trading days ended June 20, to finish at 7,702.87.The yellow metal clawed b…