Nahanni drilling
Toronto-based Nahanni Mines (TSE) says ground geophysical surveys were completed last month on its South Pipestone gold prospect about 50 km northeast of Timmins, Ont. The survey work identified three…
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Ontario to establish Elliot Lake office for mineral development
As part of a plan to bring facilities and staff to areas of greatest public need, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is opening a new minerals development office in Elliot Lake, On…
Grizzly Creek picks up Garrison property
Grizzly Creek Resources (VSE) has purchased an option on a 5-claim property adjacent to the New Buffonta gold deposit in Garrison Twp., Ont. The deposit, currently being mined by partners Perrex Resou…
Bankers running short of time as Colomac fuel supply drops
Bankers who have already lent $90 million for construction of the Colomac gold mine must decide by the end of the month whether to put more money into the project. Otherwise operator NorthWest Gold (A…
Lamaque survey work unsuccessful
No meaningful conductors were uncovered by a deep penetration geophysical survey on a portion of the Lamaque gold mine property at Val d’Or, Que., Golden Pond Resources reported. The company has a 25%…
Prime Equities launched as public company
Headed by Chairman Murray Pezim and President Chet Idziszek, Prime Equities (VSE) was recently launched as a publicly trading company holding under its corporate umbrella interests in numerous resourc…
Merger of JKS, Lamage
Robert Parsons, president of JKS Boyles, recently announced the merger of the JKS line of cutting and coring diamond tools with Lamage, a subsidiary of JKS Boyles since 1983. The new company will be n…
MSV gets $1.7m grant to fund Eastmain road
The remote Eastmain gold deposit in northern Quebec has moved one step closer to production following an announcement that the provincial government will provide financial assistance for a winter acce…
NEWS IN BRIEF Blackjack Resources Inc.
Blackjack Resources Inc. (COATS), Avip Resources Inc. (unlisted) and Macree Resources Inc. (unlisted) have amalgamated to form Manor Resources Inc. (COATS). Shares in Blackjack Res. Inc. were exchange…
Results of Teck’s deep exploration at Williams mine due in February
The results of a deep exploration program at the Williams gold mine at Hemlo, Ont., will be released sometime in February, says Mike Lepkewich, vice-president of mining for Teck (TSE). Equal partners …
Waddy Lake assays
Calgary-based Waddy Lake Resources (TSE) has released the final check-assay results from a 29-hole drill program completed last October on the company’s 100% owned Komis property in the La Ronge gold …
U.S. REPORT Atna to begin program on polymetallic bet in California
In the search for polymetallic massive sulphide deposits, Atna Resources (VSE) plans to begin an 8,000-ft. drilling program on three California properties located in the Foothills Belt of Calaveras Ct…