Despite the current bleak conditions for junior mining in Quebec, some observers of the province’s mining scene have surprisingly bright forecasts for the future. “Quebec is one of the better places f…
Gold! The word has fired our imagination like no other metal, Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines reminds us in a recent information circular. The world demand for gold is still mainl…
Bill Cummins, president of McFinley Red Lake Gold Mines (TSE), says he is still hoping to line up a joint venture partner for the company’s Bateman Twp. gold project near Red Lake, Ont. Under an agree…
About 450 delegates from several countries attended the Second International Conference on the Abatement of Acidic Drainage in mid-September in Montreal. Some 125 speakers at the 3-day conference pres…
Toronto-based Falconbridge says it is cutting 100 jobs at its Sudbury, Ont., operations, after falling nickel prices forced rival Inco (TSE) to announce a similar move. The western world’s second larg…
Falconbridge says it expects to lose about 3,500 tonnes of cathode production at its Kidd Creek copper smelter in Timmins, Ont., after a leak was detected in the converting furnace, Sept. 16. Approxim…
Time is running out for gold mining companies that plan to hedge their 1992 production. As of June 30, 1991, North American gold producers had sold forward only 29% of 1992 production at US$420, accor…
Second in longevity among the troika of classic mines started by Dome Mines and Campbell Red Lake Mines in eastern Canada, the Sigma mine in Val d’Or, Que., is a creature of contrasts. The Placer Dome…
Activity in the Mishibishu Lake area of northern Ontario has come to a virtual standstill over the past year, following a string of disappointments for the area’s two major players, Central Crude (TSE…
Stepout drilling at the Fish Lake property, southwest of Williams Lake, B.C., is confirming results encountered in the first hole of this year’s drilling program. As a result, contained gold and coppe…
Following in the footsteps of other oil and gas giants, BP Canada says it’s ready to sell its mining interests. “Selling the mining division reflects the realities faced by the natural resources indus…
The first gold discovered in the Canadian Shield was in 1866 when Marcus Powell discovered a cave whose walls contained “gold in the form of leaves and nuggets.” Since then there have been major gold …
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