Total Energold hits gold zone
Total Energold (TSE) exploration manager Steve Parry says he is encouraged by results of nine holes drilled on a Joutel, Que., gold property held under option from Northway Explorations (TSE) and T&H …
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parys illustrates juniors’ role
We must thank Stanley Holmes for sharing his knowledge of the history of the Parys Mountain deposit (“Parys Mountain project revisited,” (T.N.M., Mar. 4/91). The history of Parys Mountain has a broad …
Mackiw honored at AIME banquet
Vladimir Mackiw, retired executive vice-president of Sherritt Gordon, was recently honored by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) at its annual banquet. Mack…
Forbex buys Poirier stake
Forbex Mining (ME) has reached an agreement with Bonanza Metals (ASE) to acquire the latter company’s 50% interest in the past-producing Poirier base metal property in northwestern Quebec. The deal ca…
Deak intersects zinc values
The sixth hole drilled by Deak Resources (TSE) on its Magusi base metal property in northwestern Quebec intersected 9.5 ft. grading 8% zinc within an interval of 18.5 ft. grading 5.5% zinc. The values…
Noranda drilling Glimmer property (April 01, 1991)
A fourth phase of diamond drilling has begun on the Hislop Twp. gold property of 60/40 partners Noranda (TSE) and Glimmer Resources (VSE) in northeastern Ontario. The property is situated along Hwy. 1…
Bunker Hill to flood mine VANCOUVER
Following the suspensions of operations earlier this year at its lead-zinc-silver mine near Kellogg, Idaho, Bunker Hill Mining (TSE) has announced it will allow the mine’s lower levels to flood in ord…
U.S. REPORT Bunce drilling expanding zone
A drilling program on the Bunce gold property in Pershing Cty., Nev., has extended the Bunce Discovery zone to the north and northeast. Annabel Gold Mines (VSE) is earning a 44% interest in the proper…
Teck options NEBEX prospect
Vancouver-based Teck (TSE) has signed an option agreement with NEBEX Resources (ASE) to earn a 51% stake in NEBEX’s 7,200-acre Brunswick Extension base metal property near Bathurst, N.B. Situated two …
Offshore plays draw Canadian juniors
As the 1990s unfold, many Canadian mining companies are looking beyond our borders to develop low-cost gold or base metal projects in Central and South America. One obvious benefit of this internation…
U.S. REPORT Cyprus drilling Crypto
Preliminary drilling results have been released by Cyprus Minerals (NYSE) from the Crypto project near Salt Lake City, Utah. Cyprus is earning a 100% interest in the project from Noble Peak Resources …
Prospectors play a big role in young Mining Hall of Fame
While there’s quite a difference in their ages, a strong bond has quickly developed between the veteran Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the much younger upstart–the Canadian Mini…