Nova Scotia judge stays Westray charges
A Nova Scotia judge has stayed manslaughter charges against two former managers of the Westray coal mine where an explosion killed 26 men on May 9, 1992.The judge’s decision ended the prosecution of R…
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Index (June 19, 1995)
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Adrian drilling enhances Molejon deposit
Drilling on the Petaquilla property in Panama is enhancing the potential of the Molejon gold deposit to become a stand-alone producer while development work continues on the nearby copper-gold porphyr…
Geomaque Explorations set to buy San Francisco gold royalty
Financing for the previously announced purchase of a 50% back-in option and a buy-back of a 3% royalty interest on the San Francisco gold property has been arranged by Geomaque Explorations (TSE).Geom…
Placer Dome increases Equity offer
Parent company Placer Dome (TSE) has raised its offer for all the shares of Equity Silver Mines (TSE) that it does not already own.The major is offering to buy the minority shares for 85 cents, up fro…
Hemlo options Ghanaian ground
Yet another Canadian-based gold producer has begun searching for the yellow metal in West Africa.Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) is earning a 72% share of Birim Goldfields’ (CDN) 90%-held Dunkwa gold property …
Geomaque resists merger
The management of Geomaque Explorations (TSE) is asking shareholders to resist attempts by Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) to merge the two companies, telling them their share value would drop as a result….
Eagle River nears production
At the annual meeting of River Gold Mines (TSE), shareholders were told that bringing the Eagle River gold project into production is the company’s top priority.”We have signed a lease agreement for t…
Problems plague B.C.’s mining industry
Premier Michael Harcourt concluded British Columbia’s annual Mining Week by releasing “commitment statements” from the province’s Advisory Council on Mining.The government-sponsored council is represe…
Goldnev, Starcore to drill property near Voisey Bay
While most juniors with ground in the Voisey Bay region of Labrador are still struggling to arrange field programs, two Vancouver-based companies have already completed the initial assessment on their…
Zappa completes drilling at Papa Grande
A diamond drilling program by Zappa Resources (VSE) has encountered low-grade gold mineralization on the Papa Grande concession in the Ponce Enriquez district of southwestern Ecuador.A hydrothermal br…
NEW HORIZONS — Soil gases as exploration guides
Most of the ore deposits mined in the past, as well as those being mined today, were discovered because they cropped out at the surface. In the U.S., most mineral deposits that crop out at the surface…