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Reaction mainly favorable to flow- through successor

Reaction to the federal government’s new resource exploration incentive, or grant scheme which will replace flow-through funding runs from “cautious optimism” to positive, The Northern Miner found in …


News in Brief (May 16, 1988)

Lenora Explorations (TSE) and Mary Ellen Resources (VSE) have entered into preliminary discussions regarding the possible merger of the two, the boards of directors of the companies have announced.




$500 million deal Placer to sell Falco stake

Gold-producer Placer Dome (TSE) wants to divest itself of its almost 25% interest in Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE), shareholders were told at Placer’s annual meeting which took place in Toronto. Placer has …


Editorial Doctors are hard to get

Getting adequate medical services, particularly a doctor in-residence, is just one of the many challenges that face some small mining communities in remoter areas of Canada, especially in the northern…



Amax to expand Sleeper gold mine

The expansion of Amax Gold’s (TSE) Sleeper Mine near Winnemucca, Nev., is expected to add about 40,000 oz gold to the Colorado company’s annual gold production by 1989, the company said recently. Amax…



Granges’ Tartan mill shut down for repair

The milling operation at Granges Exploration’s (TSE) Tartan Lake gold project near Flin Flon, Man., has been shut down because of mechanical problems. Apparently an idler shaft in a rod mill cracked, …


Faith Mines starts drilling program

Faith Mines (VSE) has commenced an 8,000-ft diamond drill program on 7 1/4 mineral claims situated approximately 2,000 m east of Perron Gold Mines’ Sleeping Giant deposit in Chaste Twp., Que. Faith en…


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