Arranging financing appears to have been the trickiest part of bringing the Goldstream underground copper-zinc mine back into production after a 7-year hiatus. Joint owners Bethlehem Resources (TSE) a…
Calgary-based Westfort Petroleums (TSE) has agreed to finance exploration on Aber Resources’ (TSE) Anki nickel-copper property in the Northwest Territories. Under an option agreement, Westport can ear…
A field crew and diamond drill has been mobilized to the Barb property, a lead-zinc-silver project, 160 km north of Watson Lake, Yukon. Pulse Resources (VSE), a company associated with Prime Equities …
St. Lawrence Fluorspar will probably never pay the $30,000 fine it was given for polluting a nearby pond, but an Environment Canada official says it was worth pressing ahead with the case anyway. The …
The undertaking of a government-industry study on human resources in the mining industry was announced recently by the minister of employment and immigration, Bernard Valcourt. The 10-month review wil…
Mention native land claims to anyone in the mining industry and you’re likely to get a strong response. Individuals have their personal views on the legitimacy of these claims and the political maneuv…
Project operator Newhawk Gold Mines (TSE) will be continuing surface geological work during the first-phase drill program currently in progress on the Sulphurets property north of Stewart, B.C. The co…
Reclamation programs from mines across British Columbia were recognized recently in Kamloops, B.C., at the 15th annual Mine Reclamation Symposium. Six companies received awards, with Brenda Mines, a r…
Having recently obtained the right to earn a 60% stake in Hoblitzell Twp. claims held jointly by Golden Dragon Resources (VSE) and Glen Auden Resources (TSE), Aurizon Mines (TSE) is preparing to start…
The week ended July 16 brought bad tidings for junior explorer Wrightbar Mines. Feeling the effects of a down market, St. Genevieve Resources has decided to drop its option on Wrightbar’s copper-zinc …
Trading activity on the Vancouver Stock Exchange appears to be reflecting the attitude of most retail investors these days; nervous, skittish, and ready to take even marginal profits and run. Local an…
Contributions from American Mining Congress (AMC) member companies toward renovation of the geology, gems and minerals hall of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History in Washing…
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