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…
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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…
Neomar, Barrick, Roy-L: agreement in principle
An agreement in principle has been arranged among Toronto-listed Neomar Resources and American Barrick Resources Corp. and the Roy-L Group of companies, which is controlled by Joseph L. Rotman. The ar…
Partners reviewing Golden Pond study
The Golden Pond feasibility study has been completed by Inco Ltd. and is being reviewed by the project partners, an Inco spokesman tells The Northern Miner. The Golden Pond project, located in Casa Be…
Three major thrusts by Inco Limited on polution control
Inco Ltd. says work will continue during 1987 on three major activities involved in the development and testing of new processes to further reduce sulphur dioxide emissions from its Sudbury, Ont., sme…
Tumbling price of nickel splatters red ink on Inco
The sharp drop in nickel prices has splattered more than a few drops of red ink on the latest financials put out by Inco Ltd. Though the nickel producer has managed to break even for the latest fiscal…