Shamrock building mobile bioleach plant
As part of a program to demonstrate the commercial viability of bioleaching refractory ores, Shamrock Resources (VSE) is building a mobile bioleach demonstration plant that will be made available to o…
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Chesbar gets land in Lac St. Jean
Chesbar Resources (TSE) has entered the Lac St. Jean base metals play in Quebec. The company has a deal with a private company giving it the right to buy a 100% interest in 377 claims in the area. The…
Letters to the Editor Praise for Wally Bruce, finder of Dona Lake
After reading the article on the Dona Lake gold mine (N.M., June 26/89), I realized that the only credit given to the retired vice-president exploration for Dome Mines, Mr. G. S. W. (Wally) Bruce, was…
Uruguay bet yields strong gold values
High grade gold values have been reported from grab samples on a property in southern Uruguay owned by Big Pony Gold (OTC) of Salt Lake City, Utah. Reconnaissance rock samples from the North Palacio a…
Esperanza raising funds for Tillicum
By way of a proposed flow-through private placement, Esperanza Explorations (VSE) is looking to raise between $300,000 to $500,000 for ongoing exploration of its mineral properties. The company plans …
Inel Resources to start $1-million program
A 3-phase program to include underground drilling and development is about to begin on the Inel gold property in northwestern British Columbia. Inel Resources (VSE) owns 50% of the property but can in…
Continental Precious Minerals to bulk sample Arkansas diamond
Continental Precious Minerals (ME) of Toronto is ready to begin work on its diamond claims in Arkansas after receiving financial backing for an initial bulk sample test. After arduous negotiations wit…
Production milestone at Republic gold mine
One of the highest grade ore deposits ever discovered at Hecla Mining Company’s (NYSE) Republic gold mine in Washington State was found 24 hours before the mine was to shut down in 1984. Since that ti…
Letters to the Editor Dome mine misplaced
I read with interest in today’s issue about the Dona Lake mine opening in Pickle Lake, Ont., Placer Dome’s third mine in the province. The article places the Dome mine in Schumacher and does not menti…
Midland to change name as Chile results tabled
Minera Rayrock Inc. (VSE), which was known until recently as Midland Gold Corp. is close to completing a four-for-one share consolidation designed to increase the company’s chances of raising explorat…
Energex moving into oil and gas
A recent agreement to acquire an American oil and gas company signals a change in direction for Energex Minerals (TSE). The company said the recent decline in the price of gold rendered its gold proje…
Placer Dome picks up interest in Jualin property near Juneau
With reserves in the ground and plenty of exploration potential left, the Jualin gold property near Juneau, Alaska, has caught the fancy of Placer Dome (TSE). Besides agreeing to spend $7 million on J…