Breakwater completes Caribou acquisition
With the acquisition of all of the shares of Bathurst Base Metals, Breakwater Resources (TSE) has secured a 100% interest in the Caribou lead-zinc mine near Bathurst, N.B. Bathurst has amalgamated wit…
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Golden Rule assays
Calgary-based Golden Rule Resources (TSE) has completed a 5,289-ft. diamond drill program on its Kaslo property in the La Ronge gold belt of northern Saskatchewan. Significant intersections from the 8…
Drilling starts on Great Lakes’s bet
Joint venture partners Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) and Michigan Mining have begun an 8,000-ft drill program on their Keweenaw copper project in northern Michigan. The property is situated about 80 mile…
Repadre, Corona revise agreement
In order to protect the interests of Repadre Capital’s (VSE) minority shareholders, Corona (TSE) and Repadre have revised their original private placement agreement. Instead of issuing both shares and…
U.S. REPORT Noranda’s Lynne discovery sparks interest in Wisconsin
The recent discovery of a large zinc deposit at Noranda’s (TSE) Lynne project in Oneida Cty. has triggered renewed interest in Wisconsin’s potential to be a base metal producer. According to the state…
Iskut road studies begin
Detailed engineering and environmental studies for the proposed road into the resource-rich Iskut River region of northwestern British Columbia are now in progress. Earlier this year British Columbia …
Orofino takes loss over nine months
The high cost of milling the remaining ore from the Scadding property near Sudbury, Ont., has resulted in a net loss for Orofino Resources (TSE) in the nine months ended June 30. Orofino reported a lo…
Luncheons for shareholders recall more prosperous times
Over my many years associated with this paper, one gets to attend quite a few mining functions — official openings, receptions, dinners, show-and- tell gatherings and fish derbies. By and large these…
Adrian gets mixed results from Stikine Arch drilling
Drilling on the Ski project situated directly north of the rich Eskay Creek deposit in the Stikine Arch area of northwestern British Columbia is returning mixed results. The drilling is part of an ong…
Grades falling at South African mines
The average grade of gold ore mined in South African mines has dropped steadily for the past 20 years to a low of 0.14 oz. gold per ton, down more than half from the average of 0.38 oz. gold per ton i…
Cheni cuts down Lawyers’ reserves
This summer’s exploration program on the Lawyers property, owned by Cheni Gold Mines (TSE), has proved disappointing for the junior gold producer. The 100% owned Lawyers Mine is in the Toodoggone regi…
Timmins Nickel hits on Langmuir property
Recent drilling by Timmins Nickel (TSE) on the Langmuir No. 1 deposit, four miles east of the company’s Redstone mine, has intersected 3.44% nickel over a true width of 40 ft. The intersection came fr…