More about diamonds (April 26, 1993)
Canadian companies are exploring for diamonds both in Canada and abroad: Northwest Territories — Lytton Minerals (TSE) has an option to earn a 51% interest in 972,000 acres held by Golden Lake Resour…
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NEWS IN BRIEF (April 26, 1993)
A system developed by Falconbridge involving permanent cathode technology and automated stripping for electro-refining copper (the patented KIDD PROCESS) has been acquired by Kennecott Utah Copper Cor…
Nevada deposit given second look — Lac strikes more gold in
A reinterpretation of geology has led to the discovery of a potentially large-tonnage, heap-leachable gold deposit at the Nevada property high in the Chilean Andes. Although operator Lac Minerals (TSE…
Tandem options diamond find
A previously unreported diamond discovery in northern Ontario has been optioned by Tandem Resources (ME). Tandem, which has not divulged the exact location of the property, says the kimberlite find wa…
Curragh, Westray managers face manslaughter charges
Toronto-based Curragh (TSE) has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and manslaughter in connection with an explosion at the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, N.S., last year. Charged with…
Gold mining and the environment
Environmental Legislation in the Gold Mining Industry Worldwide, by Metals Economics Group, P.O. Box 2206, Halifax, N.S. B3J 3C4. 326 pages. US$8,500. The study, the second volume of a series on Meeti…
More studies on Greenland zinc refinery
The Greenland cabinet has approved further studies into building a zinc refinery near Nuuk, the capital. The government believes a refinery would help diversify the country’s fishing-based economy. Th…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Cream of long johns
Some of the things that happened to me over the years, at mines and exploration camps, are always good for a laugh. Although I forget most of these episodes, I still remember a few. One day, while wor…
Fort a la Corne kimberlites yield diamonds
A trio of kimberlite bodies identified on the Fort a la Corne project in central Saskatchewan last year has yielded 138 macrodiamonds with a total weight of 7.61 carats, report partners Cameco (TSE), …
Komis feasibility study planned
Consulting firm Dynatec Engineering has been hired to carry out a feasibility study on the Komis property of Waddy Lake Resources (TSE) near La Ronge, Sask. The study will be carried out to determine …
Fairfield options Au property
A high-grade gold showing will be further explored by Fairfield Minerals (TSE) on its newly optioned Au property 11 miles northwest of the company’s Siwash North gold deposit. The properties are near …
Campbell sells Joe Mann royalty
A graduated net smelter return (NSR) royalty on production at the Joe Mann mine of Campbell Resources (TSE) at Chibougamau, Que., has been sold to Repadre Capital (VSE), a subsidiary of Dundee Bancorp…