Fortune expands two subzones at Nico property
Fortune Minerals (FORM-C) has released encouraging drill results from its Nico property, 160 km west of Yellowknife, N.W.T.In the latest program, 13 holes were drilled in the cobalt-bismuth-rich and g…
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Queens offers short course
A short course on mining and exploration, designed for professionals working in the investment industry, will be held from Oct. 4 to 8 at Queens University in Kingston, Ont.The course will be taught b…
McWatters, Placer Dome seal Kiena-Sigma deal
McWatters Mining (MC-T) has completed its $55-million acquisition of Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) operations in Val d’Or, Que., including the Kiena and Sigma gold mines.McWatters issued to Placer 7.3 million…
Patricia keeps drilling targets at Island Gold
Patricia Mines (PAT-V) has announced additional drill results from its Island Gold property, northeast of Wawa in north-central Ontario.The company recently collared four holes drilled into what is be…
COMMENTARY — Streamlining of regulations must continue
The author is vice-president of sustainable development for Vancouver-based Placer Dome and has written the following article at the request of Keep Mining in Canada, an organization designed to incre…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Mines in the middle of nowhere
Mines are found in some of the most inaccessible locations on earth. Although mineral operations seldom are situated in the heart of a large city,they often evolve around mines.The most outstanding ex…
STOCK MARKET — Mining index follows suit as western markets slacken — Interest sustained in Eastern European gold plays and Territorial diamonds
Western markets remained flat over the report period ended Sept. 9. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was off less than a point, closing at 841.54, while the mining index slipped 9.38 point…
SPOT PRICES (September 15, 1997)
Wednesday, September 10, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$321.00- $1.00Silver*$ 4.
BHP swaps ground for Eastmain shares
BHP Minerals (BHP-N) will transfer base metal and gold exploration properties in eastern Canada to Eastmain Resources (ER-T) in exchange for shares, the number of which will be decided following a due…
Trans Hex, Ocean keep sampling
Having found only one gem-quality macrodiamond in the first bulk sample from the Sunda Shelf property, off the coast of Namibia, partners Trans Hex International (THI-T) and Ocean Resources (OCR-V) ha…
DIAMOND PAGE — Shore Gold buys out Saskatchewan partner
Saskatoon, Sask.-based Shore Gold (SGF-A) has taken complete control of the Fort la Corne diamond project it had shared with Rio Nevada Mines (RN-A).Rio Nevada sold its 25% interest to Shore for 250,0…
DIAMOND PAGE — Hymex Diamond prepares to mine kimberlite blow
Hymex Diamond (HMD-V) now has a kimberlite washplant on site at its diamond property in Guinea, West Africa.The washplant is expected to be available for trial runs, processing kimberlitic material by…