Britannia rules the mine rescue awards
A mine rescue team from the New Britannia mine in Snow Lake, Man., has won first place at a provincial competition.The team beat out competitors from Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting’s Flin Flon, Leaf Rap…
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Copper and nickel output slips as gold edges up
Canada produced an increasing amount of gold between March 1995 and March 1996, but the country’s production of silver, copper and nickel slipped.Production of lead, zinc and salt also increased over …
DIAMOND PAGE — Results reported for the 5034 kimberlite
Processing of part of a 100-tonne bulk sample from the 5034 kimberlite at the AK property in the Northwest Territories has yielded mixed results.The 24.6-tonne portion was found to contain a grade of …
PRODUCER PRICES (June 17, 1996)
MetalPriceALUMINIUMComposite free market US67 cents per lb. (June 11, 1996).ANTIMONYU.S. producer, US$1.88 per l…
Merger will create Mexican miner
Three junior companies active in Mexico are merging to form a mid-tier gold producer with two mines and four advanced projects, all below the Rio Grande River.The merger involves Manhattan Minerals (M…
BHP eyes Dunvegan
BHP Minerals Canada has entered into a joint venture with Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) on the Dunvegan diamond property in the Northwest Territories. The 193,000-acre property is 80 miles west of BHP’s La…
Expl. Acabit eyes Jambi concession
The Jambi gold concession in Indonesia has caught the eye of Exploration Acabit (ACX-M), a junior with extensive holdings there and in the nearby Solomon Islands. The company paid a initial US$12,500 …
Construction resumes at Komis
Junior Golden Rule Resources (GNU-T) is back preparing its Komis gold project, in the La Ronge area of Saskatchewan, for production.Preproduction work entails stope development, road construction and …
Channel expands Bouroum zone
Diamond drilling on the Bouroum concession in Burkina Faso, West Africa, is confirming previous reverse-circulation drilling and extending mineralization to depth.Channel Resources (CHU-V) reports tha…
PEOPLE — NEW WESTWIN (June 17, 1996)
J. Berscht appointed president.
PEOPLE — NEVSUN RES.
Nicholas Laffoley appointed vice-president of exploration; Gary German, Peter Hooper and Gerard Munera appointed directors.
PEOPLE — NEVADA STAR (June 17, 1996)
Gary Claytens appointed director.