Odds ‘n’ Sods — Water, water, everywhere
We had just arrived back at our homes after a busy day at the Quirke mine in Elliot Lake, Ont., when an emergency call informed us that the mine was flooding.It was 1956 and the mine was serviced by a…
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Drills turning at Butte Highlands
A 2,000-ft. program of deep drilling is under way on the Butte Highlands gold skarn project in Montana.Asarco (NYSE) plans to drill six to seven holes to test the depth extension of the Nevin Hill zon…
Work continues at OPAP pipe
Ontario’s prospecting community is hoping that the government axe will not fall on programs that fund grassroots work in northern regions of the province.”These grants have the potential to lead to ex…
LaRonde adds oomph to Agnico’s earnings
A strong performance by the LaRonde mine near Val d’Or, Que., enabled Agnico-Eagle (TSE) to boost second-quarter earnings by 75%.For the quarter ended June 30, Agnico earned $6.3 million (or 17 cents …
PEOPLE — INT’L COPPER
Christopher Lee appointed program director of environmental division; Konrad Kundig appointed director of communications and technical information services; Brian Moreton appointed vice-president of E…
PEOPLE — EMPEROR GOLD (August 07, 1995)
Arthur Troup and Ross Guenther appointed directors.
PEOPLE — CYPRUS AMAX (August 07, 1995)
Christopher Crowl named director of organizational services.
PEOPLE — BORON CHEMICALS (August 07, 1995)
Robert Cogliandro appointed vice-president.
GOLD FUNDS (August 07, 1995)
Gold Funds as of August 1BGRCentralNet Value$18.05$6.60Price$13.88$6.375Discount23.13%3.4%Value$141,116,000$115,383,038…
New World suffers delay
The state of Montana has informed Crowne Butte Reources (TSE) that the environmental impact statement for its New World gold project will not be available for public comment until fall, 1995.Crown But…
PEOPLE — ECHO BAY (August 07, 1995)
Michael McMillan appointed vice-president of human resources and Jonathan Baker appointed vice-president of technical services; Brian Cramm appointed vice-president of corporate development and Gerry …
PEOPLE — ATLAS (August 07, 1995)
Philip Mengel and James Dunnett appointed directors.