Correction (February 09, 1987)
Delbridge Mines is planning work on the DeSantis property in Turnbull Twp., near Timmins, Ont. In the Feb 2 issue of The Northern Miner, this was confused with the DeSantis property in Ogden Twp., cur…
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People (February 09, 1987)
CONCERT RESOURCES – John C. A. de Wit appointed chief financial officer.
Lynx-Canada drills, Sparton drops out
Drilling is in progress testing six targets on the Harker-Garrison property held by Lynx-Canada Explorations. Sparton Resources declined to participate in the program, leaving Lynx to fund continuing …
Hardrock drilling cuts quartz vein
The first hole of this year’s diamond drilling project encountered a 12-ft-wide quartz vein on its property near Geraldton Ont., reports Hardrock Extensions President S. M. Malouf. The quartz vein exh…
Kenora bets not to overlook
Since the beginning of January, second-tier Canadian gold stocks — companies on stream to production or clearly prospective new producers in advanced stages of exploration — have by and large come t…
New ore zone for Geodome at gold project in Idaho
Discovery of a new ore zone is reported by Geodome Resources at its gold project near Hailey, Idaho. The company says the new zone was discovered through its U.S. subsidiary, Sunbeam Mining Corp., as …
Editorial Don’t shoot the golden bird, Mr. Wilson
With the next federal budget only a week away and a much- guessed- about tax reform paper expected sometime in the spring, this is an opportune time to reaffirm our concern for the retention of flow-t…
Mining industry “a priority” B.C. premier tells Chamber
Without giving any specifics, the premier of British Columbia told a B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines luncheon that deregulation will be a top priority for his government. According to William Vander Zal…
Editorial Where Does CANMET Go From Here?
These are changing times for the industry’s federal research labor atory — the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (canmet). The industry is demanding more tangible results from the centr…
Ronrico involved in platinum play
Ronrico Explorations is losing no time in getting work under way on its extensive interests in the Labrador Trough, the locale of a major new platinum play (N.M., Jan 26/87). For in addition to a dire…
Geologist awarded major Fellowship
Geologist Dr Robert Kerrich, recently appointed to the George McLeod chair in geology at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, has been awarded the E. W. R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship by the Nat…
Toronto Stock Exchange Market flexes its muscles and bursts
The composite 300 muscled past the 3,400 barrier with ease this week after tacking on a gain of 93.84 pts to close at 3,448.09. Metals and minerals provided some of the force as that index was up by 1…