PEOPLE — HECLA MINING (July 27, 1992)
Michael White appointed vice-president.
News
Studies continue at Puffy Lake
A recent study by Kilborn Engineering has provided more information to Pioneer Metals (TSE) which hopes to make a production decision by year-end for its Puffy Lake gold mine project 28 miles northeas…
Queenstake exploring in Venezuela
Through an 85% owned subsidiary, Queenstake Resources (TSE) entered into an agreement with a South American firm to mine alluvial and residual gold deposits in eastern Venezuela. The deposits are in t…
Large land position acquired by Royal Oak in Timmins area
It has gone by almost unnoticed. With the exception of mining insiders, no one seems to have recognized that Royal Oak Mines (TSE) now holds one of the most impressive tracts of mining property ever i…
Comox earning major stake in Harrison gold project
The recent closing of a joint venture agreement allows Pacific Comox Resources (VSE) to earn up to a 76% interest in the Harrison gold project, about 60 miles by road from Vancouver, B.C. Earlier this…
Silverspar drilling advances project
Recent drilling on the Silver District property in La Paz Cty., Ariz., returned a number fluorite intersections for owner Silverspar Minerals (VSE). The drilling is part of a prefeasibility program on…
LATIN AMERICA — Cominco Res. completes Quebrada deal
The sale of a 32.5% interest in the Quebrada Blanca copper project in Chile to Teck (TSE) has been completed by Cominco Resources International (TSE). Cominco Resources, which retains a 10% interest i…
BHP resumes drilling at Lac de Gras play
Sources close to the Lac de Gras diamond play in the Northwest Territories say BHP Minerals Canada has resumed drilling on the property. They say the senior is testing a 100-acre target from a barge o…
Yukon jade find may be of world record size
A jade miner has found what he believes is a world record-breaking chunk of the semi-precious stone on a mountain face in southeastern Yukon. Max Rosequist of Portland, Ore., who owns 30% of Yukon Jad…
MINER DETAILS — The best to come for the North
As Russian myth goes, the region of Yakutia in northeast Siberia is so cold that diamonds and gold slipped from the creator’s hands when he shaped the land. At least that’s how locals explain the rich…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Offshore mineral rights
An international court in New York reached a compromise decision recently in a fishing zone dispute between Canada and France off the southern coast of Newfoundland. The court rejected ocean boundary …
Goldbelt’s copper project in Russia comes under scrutiny
Junior Goldbelt Resources (VSE) appears hopeful that its initial agreements providing rights to the Udokan copper project in Russia will be “grandfathered” by the current Russian government. The compa…