MRI/Naniusivik/CDC reach agreement
Nanisivik Mines and Mineral Resources International and Canada Development Corp. (CDC) have reached an agreement, reports Mineral Resources President J. C. Lamacraft. A wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC …
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Chances remote for an open pit at Giant Bay bet
Giant Bay Resources, which had hoped initial mining from its Gordon Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories could have been open pit, says that possibility “now seems highly unlikely.” The com…
Noranda OKs production on rich Isle Dieu orebody
What is so far a small but very rich zinc-silver-copper deposit near Matagami in northwestern Quebec is being put into production by Noranda Minerals at a cost of $35 million. Site preparation on the …
Cominco battery vies for national research award
A major percentage of auto batteries in North America may soon be produced using advanced manufacturing technology developed by a subsidiary of Cominco Ltd. The unique process was developed by Cominco…
Highwood/Hecla project could be producing in ’87
A deal between Hecla Mining Co. and Highwood Resources could lead to construction of a specialty metals mine as early as next year, Highwood President D. G. Thomas says. The deal, which was signed in …
Open pit Potential seen for Yukon gold prospect
A major exploration program financed by Chevron Minerals has outlined significant gold mineralization on a property in the Yukon held under option from Vancouver-based B.Y.G. Natural Resources. What i…
Alberta Stock Exchange Conquest takes jump
Wednesday close, Oct 1 Trading this week on the Alberta exchange slid below last week’s level, with 5,096,200 shares traded in the latest period. One of the hottest stocks on the Alberta board was Con…
Lac, Cambior to double mill capacity at Doyon
There’s going to be a lot more ore coming from the Doyon gold mine in northwestern Quebec, the underpinning of two major mining companies, so management has decided to spend $16 million to double mill…
Lacana and partners make silver discovery in N.B.
A surface prospecting program carried out by Lacana Mining Corp. and members of the M.E.X. joint venture in New Brunswick, has led to the discovery of a mineralized zone rich in silver. The partners, …
Borealis hits good grades in virgin greenstone belt
Drilling by Alberta-listed Borealis Exploration on the so-called south zone near Fat Lake in the Keweetin District of the N.W.T. has intersected a 15-ft section grading 0.71 oz gold per ton which incl…
Gold ’86 big success
More than 1,400 geologists and mining industry representatives from around the world converged on Toronto for Gold ’86; a symposium on the geology of gold deposits. The organizers were especially plea…
Errington in deal with Teck Corp.
Errington Industrial Enterprises says it has agreed to purchase the past-producing Stairs mine, in Midlothian Twp., Ont., from Regal Goldfields The deal, which is subject to shareholder approval, will…