OBITUARIES — Patrick Harrison
One of the great shaft-sinkers in Canadian mining history, Patrick Harrison, has died after a long illness. He was 93.A native of Northern Ireland, “Paddy” was chairman of Patrick Harrison & Co., a mi…
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Rea Gold begins Nevada program
Vancouver-based Rea Gold (TSE) will spend US$1 million on exploration around the Mt. Hamilton gold mine in Nevada.Mineralization remains open in several of the NE Seligman deposits, and southeast of t…
New find delays Las Cristinas
Completion of a long-awaited feasibility study on the Las Cristinas gold project in Venezuela will be delayed by about six months.Placer Dome (TSE), which owns 70% of the project, had expected to fini…
Initial Aldebaran assays encouraging
Initial drill results from the Aldebaran property in Chile are being welcomed by partners Arizona Star Resources (VSE) and Bema Gold (TSE).The joint venture drilled seven widely spaced, reverse-circul…
Meetings (May 08, 1995)
May 15, Arista — annualMay 15, Candela — annual, generalMay 15, Donner — extraordinaryMay 15, Golden Shaft — annual, specialMay 15, Leader M’g. — annual, specialMay 15, Minto Expl. — annualMay 1…
Miramar confirms Cuban gold zone
Drilling on the Mantua copper project in Cuba is confirming the presence of an overlying gold zone.Miramar Mining (TSE), which holds a 50% interest, has completed a 35-hole program to evaluate the gol…
Minto production decision is near
A feasibility study for the Minto copper-gold-silver project in the Yukon is complete, and Minto Explorations (VSE) expects to make a production decision in the near future.Proven and probable reserve…
PEOPLE — DAKOTA MINING (May 08, 1995)
Martin Quick appointed president and general manager.
Noranda shareholders salute retiring Powis
Resources giant Noranda (TSE) bid adieu to its longtime chairman, Alfred Powis, in a tribute-filled annual meeting in Toronto.Powis, 64, spent almost 40 years with the company, including 27 years as e…
Neuquen project in Argentina — Yamana, MIM explore `red bed’ deposits
Although Argentina is not known for its copper production, partners Yamana Resources (TSE) and Australian-based MIM Holdings are working to remedy this situation.The Neuquen project is Yamana’s most a…
Improved demand benefits niobium
The prospects for a rise in demand for niobium for the rest of the 1990s are far more positive than in the first years of the decade, says researcher Roskill of London in its new report Niobium: marke…
FACTS & FIGURES — Lead enters a new era
Between 1960 and 1973, the consumption of refined lead in the West rose at an average annual rate of 4%. In the latter year, total consumption amounted to just over 4 million tonnes. The impact of the…