Geochemical reports
Writing reports can be drudgery, and perhaps this is why reports are so often badly written, president Ian Thompson of the Association of Exploration Geochemists, (aeg), says in a preface to a new boo…
News
Newmont options Claude’s Ithingo
Newmont Mines has optioned the Ithingo Lake gold property from Claude Resources. Located in northern Saskatchewan, the Ithingo property was the site of a surface gold discovery made by Claude last fal…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Market in watching, waiting period
This time of the year is typically a slow period for stock exchanges and Vancouver is no exception. Without much liquidity in the market (yesterday’s volume was only 10.2 million shares), investors ar…
Roman named officer of Order of Canada
The chairman of Denison Mines, Stephen Roman, has been named an officer of the Order of Canada by Governor- General Jeanne Sauve. Roman, a resident of Unionville, Ont., was one of 22 officers, 43 memb…
Drilling extends zones at Granges, MacMillan gold bet
Recent drilling at the Mishibishu Lake gold project in northwestern Ontario has extended the main ore zone to the northeast and northwest and also the west zone which is located 2,500 ft west of the m…
Montreal Exchange Investors on sidelines
The phrase “year-end holiday” seems to have been taken literally by investors on the Montreal Exchange, where daily trading volumes slowed almost to a trickle as the week wore on. Those investors that…
Douglas, Kachmar named to top Wharf positions
The president of Toronto-based Dickenson Mines, J. O. Kachmar, has been named president of Wharf Resources in a shake-up of the latter company’s board of directors. Dickenson, which currently owns alm…
Editorial Western’s vote of confidence
Familiarity breeds contempt, according to the old adage. It often takes an objective “outsider” to recognize qualities that may be taken for granted by those who know a situation too well. So it see…
Amax, Canamax deal
A funding agreement has been completed in principle, between Canamax Resources and its major shareholder, Amax Gold. Under the deal, Amax will make available to Canamax a $10-million (US) revolving cr…
THE FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLD
Gold’s dominance as the preferred target of exploration and development over the past few years has resulted in a sharp increase in gold production for many countries outside of South Africa. This is …
Profile ENGINEERING A TRADITION
He is an affable, part-time hobby farmer from southern Ontario, a tall, trim man with a greying pate and an avuncular air. In appearance and manner he seems just too nice and easygoing to be running o…
Managing PLATEAUING
At first glance, Greg has it made. He has a good job in his chosen field and makes lots of money. He has a wife and family and lives in a nice house, which is almost paid for. He has what virtually e…