Geddes to spend $10M
Toronto-based Geddes Resources (TSE) plans to spend $10.8 million this year on its Windy Craggy copper-cobalt-gold prospect in northwestern British Columbia. The aptly named Windy Craggy property is l…
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Callahan will spend $2 million on Kirkland Lake gold prospect
Arizona-based Callahan Mining (NYSE) has concluded an agreement to explore several properties in the Boston Creek area near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Shenandoah Resources (VSE) and Miller Independence Minin…
TURNAROUND Renabie
The Renabie gold mine, in north-central Ontario, was dogged by financial troubles practically from its inception in the late 1940s. The federal government’s Emergency Gold Mining Act saw it through pe…
Restigouche may be next base metal mine in N.B.
New Brunswick’s fourth base metal producer could go into production this fall if negotiations involving Marshall Minerals (ASE) and East West Caribou Mining are successful. Toronto-based Marshall has …
FINANCING (May 01, 1989)
ONTARIO Chieftain Int’l — final rec iss offer 8,250,000 @ $13.50(US) to net $107,476,875(US). VANCOUVER Bunker Hill Mng — opt exerc on 700,000 @ $3 per sh. Jacqueline Gold Corp — opt exerc on 100,0…
DETOUR LAKE
When we last visited the Detour Lake operation, 209 km northeast of Timmins, Ont., miners were just beginning to pull up gold from underground following a brief but troubled open-pit phase. Today, one…
Mill start up at Highland Valley
In a move to expand production and increase operating efficiency, Highland Valley Copper relocated two previously shut-down mills to a site adjacent to the former Lornex milling complex at its huge co…
Grant to help Indians in deal with Bond Gold
The Windigo tribal council will receive a $46,000 provincial grant to fund the implementation of an agreement with Bond Gold Canada (TSE). The band will get social and economic benefits from Bond’s Go…
What’s New Portable Crusher
RMS Ross Corp., of Sardis, B.C. is marketing a portable jaw crusher. Mounted and operated on a light- weight steel frame, the Kinetic Crusher uses a comparatively small motor (40 hp) and transfers rel…
What’s New Process Control on PC
A software package for process control has been developed by Combustion Engineering of Toronto. Part of the company’s MOD 30 Plus system, the software is the first step in providing a low-cost, small-…
Inco, Golden Knight encouraged
Partners Inco Gold and Golden Knight Resources (TSE) recently received some encouraging results from the discovery area at their Casa Berardi, Que., gold property. In a 60%-Inco, 40%-Golden Knight joi…
What’s New Blast Monitor
Instantel Inc. of Kanata, Ont., is marketing a new family of seismographs suitable for blast monitoring. The DS-677 BlastMate features electronic storage of up to 30 blast events and a computer interf…