ODDS `N’ SODS/ROGER LAFRANCE — A hazardous exit
Rio Algom’s Quirke uranium mine was originally developed, along with the Panel mine and 10 other Elliot Lake operations, between 1955 and 1958.Back in the late 1950s, I was an underground worker at th…
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COMMENTARY — Pass the molybdenum, please
Metals generally regarded as essential for human health in trace amounts include iron, zinc, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum and selenium.These metals are essential because they form an integr…
DIAMPND PAGE — Monopros pulls kimberlite in N.W.T.
Monopros, the exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q), has intersected kimberlite while drill-Testing a lake-based geophysical target in the southern portion of the AK property in the …
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Silver Standard hits high grade in Bolivia
A 40-hole drill program at El Asiento, a silver-gold property in southwestern Bolivia, has returned positive results for Silver Standard (SSO-V).The 4,219-Metre program was drilled to test targets in …
Princeton postpones rollback, suffers loss
Poor market conditions have forced Princeton Mining (PMC-T) to postpone a planned 5-for-1 share rollback.The transaction had been approved previously, but, because of the battering many mining stocks …
Chase expands gold zone at Archangel
Drilling by Chase Resource (CQS-T) at its Archangel gold-copper property in the Philippines has expanded the oxide gold zone.An initial 13-hole program of reverse-circulation drilling, comprising 1,54…
Armada eyes gold in Chita
Armada Gold (AAU-T) has signed a protocol with the regional administration of Chita Oblast, Russia, addressing the future development of its Baley gold project.The agreement covers various tax issues …
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Return of the ’60 Pontiac
In 1958, my dad was working at the Quirke uranium mine of Rio Algom in Elliot Lake, Ont., as a raise miner and, later, a shift boss.For a number of years, he made the journey every second week from Ki…
EDITORIAL AND OPINION — Canadian voters an unpredictable lot — Electing an Opposition
The steady hand of Paul Martin on the helm of the Canadian economy is probably the greatest strength of the Liberal party as it seeks another term in Ottawa and the re-election of Prime Minister Jean …
THE DIAMOND PAGE –Junior seeks gems in southwestern Africa
Botswana Diamondfields (BWD-V) reports it is close to securing a half interest in, and operatorship of, two diamond concessions in Angola.Before the protracted civil war, which began in 1975, substant…