Great Lakes, Geomaque pursue merger
Two emerging gold producers, Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) and Geomaque Explorations (TSE), are pursuing a proposed merger. The amalgamation would create an entity which, by year-end, should have interes…
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Trillion expands into South Africa
An agreement to acquire a partial interest in a South African company is expected, directly and indirectly, to provide Trillion Resources (TSE) with annual production credits of more than 55,000 oz. g…
STOCK MARKETS — Dow Jones sets record, TSE posts solid gain
Markets in New York City and Toronto posted solid gains this week, resulting from the perception that, at least for the time being, low inflation and steady economic growth are upon us. During the rep…
Breakwater targets Caribou for treatment process testing
It is not uncommon for a mine to be shut down and later reactivated as a result of technological advances. Such may be the case with the Caribou polymetallic mine near Bathurst, N.B. Owned by Breakwat…
New gold zone uncovered at Damoti Lake project
At the Damoti Lake project in the Northwest Territories, exploratory drilling on iron formation structures has identified an area of gold mineralization referred to as the Lard zone. Situated southeas…
Kookaburra works Peruvian prospect
Mapping and sampling of underground workings, along with soil geochemical work, continue at the Tacaza copper project in Peru, Kookaburra Resources (TSE) reports. Reverse-circulation drilling has outl…
Bronzewing enters production
The booming gold industry in Australia has spawned a series of major discoveries in recent years, one of the better ones being the Bronzewing mine of Great Central Mines (NASDAQ) which recently entere…
Princeton expands Elenita deposit
A drill program in northern Chile continues to expand the potential size of the Elenita oxide copper deposit. Owner Princeton Mining (TSE), which hopes to develop Elenita as an open-pit, solvent-extra…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Diamond exploration scene could use
The recent convention, in Toronto, of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada was an example of what these gatherings are all about: exchanging ideas, dealing on properties and renewing o…
COMMENTARY — Mining in Canada: a look ahead
Federal Minister of Natural Resources Anne McLellan is writing this column at the invitation of “Keep Mining In Canada,” a national grassroots campaign designed to increase public awareness of the imp…
Spotlight on the Philippines
The new investment climate and mining opportunities in the Philippines will be discussed at an April 7 breakfast seminar at the offices of the Toronto Board of Trade. The seminar, to run from 8 to 11 …
Students engage in mining games
The fifth annual Canadian Mining Games were hosted this year by McGill Mining Engineering in conjunction with Genie des Mines de l’Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal. In addition to attracting engineerin…