Normine outlines reserves at its Idaho mine
Normine Resources has outlined 2.8 million tons of reserves grading 0 .036 oz gold per ton at its Friday-Deadwood Mountain joint venture in Idaho. These reserves are classified as drill-indicated and …
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News in Brief (September 08, 1986)
Share purchase warrants of Placer Development posted for trading on the TSE on May 3, 1983, in connection with a unit offering by prospectus dated March 15, 1983, expire on Sept 30, 1986.
Scintrex in China
Scintrex Ltd. says it has a $640,000 contract with China to provide a helicopter-borne geophysical system for aerial mineral exploration.
Drilling at Sumich
A surface drilling program has started on the New Beginnings Resources’ Sumich mine property in Nevada. The program will test for extensions of the zone along strike and at depth. Approximately 30,000…
Alberta Stock Exchange Trading slows down
Wednesday close, Sept. 3 Trading was inactive this week in Calgary with just 2,949,700 shares exchanged. American Oakwood Energy was the most active issue, trading nearly 350,000 shares at 23 cents . …
New Falco Copper team keen on Winston Lake
Production by early 1988 is what Ian D. Bayer, newly-appointed president and chief executive officer of Corporation Falconbridge Copper (CFC) foresees for the rich zinc orebody at Winston Lake, near S…
Aurun Mines reaches agreement with Placer for Huntington
Aurun Mines Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of Aurun Mines Ltd. has reached an agreement with Placer U.S. regarding Aurun’s Huntington gold prospect on Little Bald Mountain, Nev. Under the terms of t…
It’s a bad move to relocate the OGS
The following guest editorial is from Dr E. G. Pye, former director of the Ontario Geological Survey. Decentralization of government services has been a cornerstone of Ontario government policy sinc…
Blackstone Expl.
Blackstone Explorations is venturing into the field of radon gas detection, the company says. Blackstone plans to sell a device to homeowners which detects radon gas accumulations in homes.
HudBay over half way on exploration shaft
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting reports it is on schedule with an exploratory shaft at its nickel ore discovery beneath Namew Lake, 40 miles south of Flin Flon, Man. Diluted recoverable reserves at the…
Audrey’s Mobrun project will be open pit operation
Treatment of a 20,000-tonne bulk sample from the Mobrun property near Rouyn, Que., is scheduled to start by the end of the month, Audrey Resources says. Audrey, which has the right to earn a 50% inter…
Coniagas Mines
The Coniagas Mines has purchased six claims from Hillsborough Exploration located in Pifher Twp., near Beardmore, Ont. The deal is subject to approval of Hillsborough shareholders. In a related transa…