Obituary: William Hutchison
William Hutchison, a pioneer of the Elliot Lake uranium camp and later an executive with Rio Algom, has died. He was 97.Hutchison was born near North Bay, Ont., but later moved to the Toronto area and…
Shore Gold Inc
Hutchison: a miner’s miner
In my opinion, William Hutchison was the prime mining executive on the team from Preston East Dome and Technical Mine Consultants.Hutchison understood the importance of getting the project in producti…
Shore Gold cuts thick kimberlite intercept
Junior Shore Gold (SGF-V) has intercepted a possible feeder zone of the Star kimberlite body in Saskatchewan.The fourth hole in a second round of drilling has cut 539.4 metres of kimberlite. Hole 20 w…
CDNX continues bull run (January 29, 2001)
Canada’s junior exchange ended the Jan. 17-23 period on an up-note, with all indices posting gains. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 78.1 points, or 2.5%, and closed the period …
Shore Gold delineates Saskatchewan kimberlite
Shore Gold (SGF-V) will decide whether or not to proceed with bulk sampling once it completes 15 additional holes in a second round of drilling at the diamondiferous Star kimberlite body in Saskatchew…
Juniors persevere in search for prairie diamonds
Although diamond exploration in Saskatchewan never attracted the amount of attention it did in Alberta, a handful of companies are determined to continue the search.Saskatoon-based Shore Gold (SGF-V) …
INDEX (April 03, 2000)
Alberta Energy14Ashton13Atna Res.16Barrick1Battle Mt.3Broken Hill16Buffalo Diamonds14Cameco13Canabrava2Cha…
Canadian Venture Exchange breaks 4,000
The Canadian Venture Exchange tacked on an additional 396.49 points, or 10.36%, to finish the week ended March 7 at 4,224.79. The mining index followed suit, adding 251.02 points, or 6.52%, to its val…
Venture Exchange buoyed by strong high-tech sector
Canada’s junior stock market blew past the 3,800-point level for the first time, helped by a strong technology index. The Canadian Venture Exchange tacked on 260.35 points, or 7.3%, during the report …
DIAMOND PAGE — Saskatchewan diamond exploration takes back seat to Alberta
While diamond exploration in Saskatchewan has clearly taken a back seat to Alberta’s Buffalo Hills play, a number of junior companies are forging ahead with exploration plans.A limited drilling progra…
Companies (April 13, 1998)
Adex MiningAmerica Mineral FieldsAnglo AmericanAsia Pacific ResourcesAurizon MinesAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBlue Desert MiningCaledonia MiningCambi…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR DIAMONDS — Shore Gold reports Fort la Corne gem count Geophysical surveys planned for unexplored Saskatchewan land holdings
Saskatoon, Sask.-based Shore Gold (SGF-A) is encouraged by results received from the first phase of drilling at its diamond properties near Fort la Corne, Sask.Five drill holes were completed on four …