Juniors flock to site of recent Band-Ore find
Band-Ore Resources’ (CDN) gold discovery in Thorneloe Twp., west of Timmins, Ont., has junior companies taking notice of the potential for mineralization in pyritic quartz-sericite schist occurrences …
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Exploration picks up steam in Ontario’s Red Lake camp
Exploration in the Red Lake district of northwestern Ontario has not been restricted to the area around the two major producing mines east of town.While the western part of the belt is usually quieter…
Leader Mining picks up Knife Lake copper property in N.E. Saskatchewan
Alberta-listed Leader Mining International has taken an option on the Knife Lake copper property in northeastern Saskatchewan from Copperquest (CDN).Leader will spend $1 million on exploration over th…
Golden Star moves into Eritrea
In an agreement with the East African nation of Eritrea, Golden Star Resources (TSE) and its 60%-owned subsidiary, Pan African Resources (CDN), have acquired an exploration licence covering the Galla …
CIM pays homage to legendary editor of The Northern Miner
For his 43 years of reporting at The Northern Miner, M.R. (Mort) Brown will receive a lifetime achievement award.The presentation will be made at the Journalism Awards ceremony during the annual gener…
Strike closes TVX’s Casa Berardi mine
Production at TVX Gold’s Casa Berardi gold mine in northwestern Quebec has been halted following a walkout by 220 employees.Members of Casa Berardi Syndicat des Metallos d’Amerique union rejected the …
Barrick aims to take top spot in gold production
The world’s top gold producer — that’s the title Barrick Gold (TSE) hopes to win in the years ahead through key acquisitions, worldwide exploration and a network of joint ventures.Chairman Peter Munk…
Noranda defends stake in New World project
Even when surrounded by its own shareholders, Noranda (TSE) can not avoid the controversy over the New World gold-copper-silver project in Montana.At the annual meeting, shareholder James Barrett, a r…
Placer corrects claim to mine safety record
As a result of a previously unidentified lost-time accident at Placer Dome’s Campbell gold mine, the mine is correcting its claim to a Canadian safety record.Placer Dome reported 1.8 million man hours…
Development work under way at Mount Polley
Partners Imperial Metals (TSE) and Sumitomo are developing, under a revised agreement, the Mount Polley gold-copper project in central British Columbia.The new agreement gives Sumitomo a 45% interest …
Charles Fipke eyes Yemen concessions
Charles Fipke, best known for discovering diamonds in Canada’s North, is now searching for gold in Nevada and investigating the mineral potential of Yemen.He is doing so in his new capacity as chairma…
Inco and Cornucopia team up
As part of a strategy to boost international exploration, Inco (TSE) has formed a “strategic alliance” with juniors Cornucopia Resources (TSE) and Carlin Resources (VSE) to develop base metal projects…