Dickenson acquires Goldquest shares
Dickenson Mines (TSE) has completed the acquisition of Cambior Inc.’s (TSE) 34% interest in the Arthur W. White mine located near Red Lake, Ont., for $52 million, subject to adjustments for working ca…
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Normetal completes six holes at Bassignac
A 6-hole drill program has been completed by Normetal Mining Exploration (ME) at its Bassignac property in Destor Twp., in northwestern Quebec. Four holes intercepted gold values, the company reports….
Drilling resumes at Eastmain
Diamond drilling has been resumed on Eastmain Resources’ (TSE) joint venture projects with partners Westmin Resources (TSE) and MSV Resources (ME) in the Eastmain River area of northwestern Quebec. Th…
Rumors of Asamera unrest
Rumors of unrest within the hierarchy of Asamera Inc. (TSE) and its minerals subsidiary are apparently not unfounded. Bruce Kennedy, Asamera Minerals’ dynamic ex-president, has left and several other …
Euro-Nevada’s Hasbrouck property dealt to FMC
Royalty specialist Euro-Nevada Mining (TSE) has granted to FMC Gold, an option to buy its Hasbrouck Mountain Gold property near Tonopah, Nev., for $2.39 million(US), the company said recently. Under t…
Editorial Percy Finlay – a special breed
The mining industry has certainly lost a friend and one of its most respected spokesmen with the passing of “Percy” Finlay. We here at The Miner knew him well over the years, not so much as a top la…
Better calculation yields higher grade
Resources (VSE) has established a higher grade reserve at its Mount Washington property on Vancouver Island. A new calculation shows 472,000 tons averaging 0.26 oz gold and 1.3 oz silver. A minimum 6-…
Win-Eldrich aims for early production Nevada gold project
If results of the feasibility testing now under way prove satisfactory, Win-Eldrich Mines (TSE) could be seeing heap leach production from its Ashdown gold project in Nevada as early as mid-1989, Rube…
Eureka, Hawthorne study suggests mine possible
An independent engineering study indicates a 3-year mine life at the Mindora gold-silver project of Eureka Resources (VSE) and Hawthorne Gold (VSE). Eureka President Jack O’Neill says the companies ar…
Normabec on ME
Junior-mining company Normabec Resources of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., was recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange (symbol NMB). The company owns eight properties in a number of Quebec township…
Zinc stronger on increased demand
Labor troubles and a higher demand by the automobile industry are among the reasons given for the rise in the price of zinc to dizzying levels. The base metal, which last year averaged 36 cents (US) p…
Editorial Giving birth to a giant
July 1, Canada Day, will mark the beginning of a new major mining company in Canada. That’s the day a merger of Eldorado Nuclear and the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation is expected to clos…