Trev makes find near Stewart, B.C.
A first-phase exploration program by Trev (ASE) has resulted in the discovery of prospective polymetallic mineralization in at least six areas of the Stewart property in northwestern British Columbia….
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PEOPLE — PEGASUS GOLD (October 12, 1992)
Werner Nennecker appointed senior vice-president and chief operating officer. N5…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Petrina shoulders a big load
There is an absence of leadership when it comes to mining issues that has left the industry to flounder just at the time it needs a firm hand at the helm. The industry, probably too busy trying to sta…
MINER DETAILS — Thanks for the wakeup call
Brian Mulroney is certainly not the most admired person in Canadian politics. Regardless of his accomplishments, or lack of them, there’s something about his personality that just irritates people — …
Noril’sk rivals Sudbury in output, surpasses in grade and
More than 200 geologists from all over the world gathered in Sudbury, Ont., Oct. 3-5, to compare the world’s two largest nickel mining districts. The Noril’sk region in northern Siberia, Russia, rival…
Mazarin projecting profitable year
The president of Societe d’Exploration Miniere Mazarin (ME), Regis Labeaume, is predicting a profit of $5 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1993. Based on the current 27.7 million outstandi…
Chase begins drilling on Taysan
Drilling is under way on the Taysan copper-gold project in the Philippine province of Batangas. Chase Resources (VSE) has an option to acquire a 59.9% interest in the project by making a cash payment …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Cambior acquires control of Audrey
Shareholders of Audrey Resources (TSE) approved recently the sale of 20 million common shares to Cambior (TSE) at 65 cents per share (T.N.M., Aug. 31/92), giving the latter control of Audrey. Audrey’s…
Inco cuts output,capital spending, as nickel price falls
In response to floundering nickel markets worldwide, Inco (TSE) is slashing production, curtailing capital expenditures and introducing other cost-cutting measures. Shortly after denying rumors of cut…
Abandonment levies adding millions to mines’ capital costs
Getting in and out of the mining business is becoming much more costly, thanks to securities demanded for abandonment, a Vancouver lawyer said at a recent environmental law conference here. Lynne Hues…
Once turned down by majors, Echo Bay’s Lupin turns ten
Despite a preliminary estimate of more than one million tons of ore grading half an ounce of gold per ton, there were no takers. Even when gold started its upward climb from US$40 per oz. in 1970 to a…
Canaco options Quebec gold property
Ressources Minieres Canaco (MSE) has signed an agreement allowing it to acquire a 50% interest in First Standard Mining’s (VSE) Val St-Gilles gold property north of Lasarre, Que. To earn its interest,…