Some exploration success was reported by Kinross Gold (K-T) at its various mine sites and mineral projects in North America and abroad.During the third quarter, at the Macassa mine in northern Ontario…
Many Canadian exploration companies have gone to the ends of the earth for gold, bringing back tales that gave the market a taste for the exotic.Investors were less excited about companies like Queens…
Having tried, and failed, to turn around the Chilean operations of the former Lac Minerals, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has moved to wipe the under-performingoperations off its books.The company has announce…
broad market recoversLike its counterparts around the world, the Toronto Stock Exchange was hit by a correction on Aug. 15. But the TSE 300 composite index rallied on Aug.19 to recover most of the los…
Back in the 1950s, when we were kids in the northern Ontario mining town of Chaput Hughes, near Kirkland Lake, we spent more time roaming the local woods than we spent at home.We could be found either…
Underground production at the Macassa gold mine in Kirkland Lake, Ont., has been halted following a series of rockbursts.Owner Kinross Gold reports that no employees were injured in the bursts, which …
The new joint venture of Queenston Mining (QMI-T) and Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) has outlined an ambitious exploration program for its large land package near Kirkland Lake, Ont.Queenston’s president…
It has been more than a year since Barrick Gold (TSE) gained control of Lac Minerals and acquired that company’s considerable assets, including an 81.95% interest in the famed El Indio gold-silver-cop…
Royalty holder Franco-Nevada Mining (TSE) is making a substantial investment in Queenston Mining (TSE) and the prolific Kirkland Lake gold camp in northeastern Ontario.Franco-Nevada will subscribe for…
A ceremony was held recently in Kirkland Lake, Ont., to recognize the bravery and dedication of 145 people who worked for 77 days in late 1993 and early 1994 to recover the bodies of two miners killed…
It’s hard work, and it doesn’t excite speculators, but diligent underground development has rewarded Kinross Gold (TSE) with a large body of minable ore at its Hoyle Pond gold mine in Timmins, Ont.Kin…
As a result of recoveries in metal prices in the second half of 1994, the year ended on a positive note for mining in Canada. A total of 12 mines opened or reopened in 1994, while nine closed or suspe…
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