Fortune expands two subzones at Nico property
Fortune Minerals (FORM-C) has released encouraging drill results from its Nico property, 160 km west of Yellowknife, N.W.T.In the latest program, 13 holes were drilled in the cobalt-bismuth-rich and g…
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Queens offers short course
A short course on mining and exploration, designed for professionals working in the investment industry, will be held from Oct. 4 to 8 at Queens University in Kingston, Ont.The course will be taught b…
McWatters, Placer Dome seal Kiena-Sigma deal
McWatters Mining (MC-T) has completed its $55-million acquisition of Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) operations in Val d’Or, Que., including the Kiena and Sigma gold mines.McWatters issued to Placer 7.3 million…
Patricia keeps drilling targets at Island Gold
Patricia Mines (PAT-V) has announced additional drill results from its Island Gold property, northeast of Wawa in north-central Ontario.The company recently collared four holes drilled into what is be…
Bema takes gold price on chin
Low gold prices are taking their toll on Bema Gold (BGO-T). Like everyone else in the business, the company witnessed a steady erosion in its share price as the yellow metal proceeded to spiral downwa…
Tulsequah Chief undergoes public review — Redfern continues work at Estaao in Portugal
The Tulsequah Chief polymetallic project in northwestern British Columbia has entered the public review process.For the next two months, Redfern Resources (RFR-T) will have its mine proposal examined …
EDITORIAL — Oral history keeps mining spirit alive — Telling it like it was
We do something similar in our Odds ‘n’ Sods column every week — now, the University of Nevada is undertaking a statewide oral history project on mining, which should contribute to the public’s under…
Cambior recognized for Alaskan reclamation work
Cambior has received the Health of the Land Award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (USBLM) for its reclamation work at the past-producing Valdez Creek placer gold deposit in Alaska.The alluvial…
OBITUARY — Ian Keith
Ian Hartley Keith, a former vice-president of Falconbridge, has died. He was 68.Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Mr. Keith graduated from Cape Town University with a bachelor of science in 1950 before…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 22, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,588 per tonne, alloy $1,410 per tonne (Sept. 16/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,910 per tonne (Sept. 16/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (Se…
Miranda expands in Mexico
The Mexican subsidiary of Vancouver-based Miranda Industries (MAD-V) has signed an option to acquire two mining concessions near La Rastra in Mexico’s Sinaloa state.To acquire the properties, which li…
Tri Origin drills near Carlin trend
A drill program by Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-T) will test the Lone Mountain property in northern Nevada.The project is held by Tri Origin and its Australian partner, Plutonic Resources, with the for…