Cheni completes purchase of Energex claims
The Al claims in the Toodoggone district of north- central British Columbia are now owned 100% by Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) which also owns and operates the nearby Lawyers gold-silver mine. The Al claims…
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People (March 26, 1990)
INCO — William Glavin elected a director.
Larger mill for San Luis mine
A permit amendment was recently granted by the state of Colorado allowing Battle Mountain Gold (TSE) to increase the mill size at its San Luis gold mine in Costilla Cty. The company originally intende…
Newhawk obtains Sulphurets feasibility
A draft feasibility study by Cominco Engineering Services on the Sulphurets gold- silver project north of Stewart, B.C., was recently presented to partners Newhawk Gold Mines (TSE) and Granduc Mines (…
Latest approval for Snip cents project
The Snip gold project in the Iskut River Valley of northwestern British Columbia has been given approval-in-principle by the British Columbia government’s mine development review process. It is operat…
Halfmile property completes claim puzzle
When Noranda (TSE) and Trelleborg teamed up last year to buy base metal miner Falconbridge Ltd., the two multinationals got more than nickel mines and the Kidd Creek mine in northern Ontario. They als…
Deep drilling cuts good gold grades at Upper Beaver
Recent drilling by Pamorex Minerals (TSE) on the old Upper Beaver mine property, north of Larder Lake, Ont., has intersected a zone averaging 1.4 oz. gold per ton (uncut) over 21.2 ft. at a vertical d…
Bonanza’s drilling intersects new Poirier sulphide horizons
Bonanza Metals (ASE) says it has intersected some encouraging new sulphide horizons during recent drilling on the western half of its Poirier zinc-copper property near Joutel, Que. Forbex Resources (M…
RFC increases reserves at Pend Oreille zinc project
RFC Resource Finance (TSE) says it will soon be in a position to make a production decision at the old Pend Oreille zinc mine project, 55 miles south of Trail, B.C. All the necessary field studies hav…
Placer’s output surpasses 1 million o\.
With a 43% increase in gold production to a record 1,183,000 ounces, Placer Dome (TSE) surpassed the 1- million-oz. level for the first time in 1989. However, the company’s consolidated 1989 net earni…
Reserve estimate due soon on Glimmer bet
Glimmer Resources (VSE) says it should soon have a preliminary estimate for the overall tonnage and grade of a gold zone on its property held jointly with Noranda (TSE) in Beatty and Hislop twps., Ont…
Letters to the Editor Director defends Latin American session
As a director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and a member of its convention committee, I must challenge your recent editorial “Focus on Canada’s potential” (T.N.M., March 19/9…