Novamin cuts high grade gold near Cadillac
Early results from a drilling program started Nov 6 by Novamin Resou rces east of Cadillac in northwestern Quebec have returned some good values including one high grade hole. Of 11 holes drilled on t…
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Obituary Verne Drake
Verne Drake, a former manager at Orlac Red Lake Mines in northwester n Ontario, has died in Saskatoon, at age 70. A graduate in mining engineering from the University of Alberta, Mr Drake spent a good…
Red Dog, Con mine see Cominco action
As anticipated, Cominco has decided to develop the Red Dog deposit in Alaska which will be the largest zinc producer in the western world when it comes on-stream in 1991. The decision coincides closel…
Nuinsco’s Cameron Lake ready for 2,700 ft ramp
Site preparations have been completed on Nuinsco Resources’ Cameron Lake gold property in readiness to drive the 2,700-ft-long ramp in the $3.6-million phase one underground exploration program funded…
Profit up for Queenston Gold
Queenston Gold Mines reports net income of $793,000 for the nine mon ths to Sept 30, nearly double the income figure of $440,000 recorded in the similar period last year. President Michael Gray says t…
Queries Tyler Resources remaining active
I understand Tyler Resources is active in the LaRonge area of Saskatchewan. Can you bring me up-to-date on the company? C.D. Toronto, Ont. You’re quite right. Tyler Resources recently acquired an op…
Cuvier suing Noranda Expl. over claims
Toronto-listed Cuvier Mines says that, together with its subsidiary Vancouver-listed Golden Hind Ventures, it is starting action in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland for the recovery of certain gold m…
People (December 08, 1986)
THE URANIUM INSTITUTE — Jan Murray appointed secretary-general succeeding Terence Price who is retiring.
Norbeau plans deep drilling at Chibougamau
Norbeau Mines plans to drill six deep holes from surface on its Chibougamau property in northwestern Quebec to test the continuity of the Main and No 4 veins below the 1,000-ft level. Cost of the prog…
Greenstrike to drill Fifteen Mile property
A 3,000-metre diamond drill program is slated by Greenstrike Gold Co rp. on the Fifteen Mile Stream gold property owned by Pan East Resources. The goal of the program is to expand the total in situ ge…
Open pit journal to be launched in June
As part of an on-going program to establish a Centre of Excellence i n surface mining in Alberta, canmet has helped launch a new technical mining journal. The first issue of International Journal of S…
Silver Hart stakes additional claims
An additional 1,007 claims have been staked by Silver Hart Resources off the northeast and southeast boundaries of its Hart silver project in the Yukon, reports President Alvin Harter. The company now…