Westmin ups reserves at Battle, Gap
Recent drilling success by Westmin Resources (TSE) has resulted in a 19% increase in minable reserves for the Battle and Gap zone discoveries at the Myra Falls mine property near Campbell River, B.C. …
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Kerr shareholders OK Minnova sale
At a special meeting held recently in Toronto, shareholders of Kerr Addison Mines(TSE) approved the sale of the company’s 50.4% equity interest in Minnova (TSE) to Metall Mining (TSE) for a price not …
Goldstream profit boosts Bethlehem
Now in its second year of operation, the Goldstream underground copper-zinc mine near Revelstoke, B.C., helped 50% owner Bethlehem Resources (TSE) report net earnings of $860,000 for the second quarte…
Ontario fines Deak $50,000 for Larder Lake cyanide spill
Toronto-based Deak Resources (TSE) has been fined $50,000 after reluctantly pleading guilty to a charge of “discharging effluent into Larder Lake that may impair the quality of the lake.” The Ontario …
Dayton takes Andacollo partner
Although still subject to a due diligence review, the Canadian subsidiary of a Malaysian mining company has offered to buy a 25% interest in the Andacollo gold project in central Chile. The project is…
Dankoe abandons silver mine in B.C.
Low silver prices and the poor outlook for the metal have prompted Dankoe Mines (VSE) to abandon its mining and milling complex near Keremeos, B.C. The mine’s underground workings have been shut down …
Waddy completes 15 holes infill drilling at Komis project
Fifteen drill holes have now been completed by Waddy Lake Resources (TSE) on their 100% owned Komis gold deposit near La Ronge, Sask. All 15 were infill holes drilled to increase reserves on the “C” z…
U.S. REPORT — Pegasus’ Talapoosa drilling confirms deposit’s
A recently completed first-phase drilling program on the Talapoosa project in Nevada confirms the widespread gold mineralization intersected in previous drilling on the property. Pegasus Gold (TSE) co…
MINING IN MEXICO — New opportunities expected with NAFTA
The Canadian mining industry should carefully consider the new opportunities in Mexico which will result from ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), says James Buchanan, a pr…
MINING IN MEXICO — Placer Dome mining Mexican silver
As an international mining company, Placer Dome (TSE) has years of experience working in a variety of foreign countries. Today the company has mines and exploration projects all over the globe. While …
MINING IN MEXICO — Noranda boosts its Mexican effort
Last year, Noranda Minerals closed four exploration offices in Canada and the U.S. and opened two new foreign offices in Chile and Mexico. More recently, the base metal miner announced that it would b…
Aber’s kimberlite may lift `Fipke curse’
Recent drilling on ground held by partners Aber Resources (TSE), Commonwealth Gold (VSE) and SouthernEra Resources (TSE) has blown holes in the theory that the BHP-Dia Met claim block holds the only p…