Exploration ’88 NORANDA
Noranda Inc. is going hunting for base metals this year — not to the total exclusion of precious metals, of course, but enough to mark a major shift in emphasis. Last year, for every $6 spent trying …
1988
Exploration ’88 QUEENSTON
During 1988, Queenston Gold Mines expects its property interests will undergo a minimum of two underground exploration programs and four surface drill programs. Total exploration expenditures by Queen…
Exploration ’88 RIO ALGOM
Rio Algom, operating through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rio Algom Exploration, plans to increase its Canadian exploration activities in 1988, especially in its search for gold and massive sulphide ba…
Exploration ’88 AMERICAN BARRICK
American Barrick Resources has a firm $3-million exploration budget for 1988, exclusive of exploration activity in the vicinity of the Mercur and Goldstrike gold mines in Nevada.(For information on th…
Exploration ’88 ROYEX
The Royex group, which includes International Corona Resources, Lacana Mining and Mascot Gold Mines, expects to intensify its search for exploration and acquisition opportunities in 1988 under newly- …
What’s New High-pressure Slurry Pumps
High-pressure slurry pumps, manufactured by geho Pumps of the Netherlands, are now available in Canada. The company has established an office in Schofield, Wis. and has formed a new company — geho Pu…
Exploration ’88 THE B.C. BONANZA
TOODOGGONE In terms of exploration activity, 1987 was one of the best years ever for the Toodoggone gold camp, north of Smithers, B.C. Much of the work was flow-through-funded, which obviously will pl…
Suppliers Notes
Outokumpu Equipment of Canada has been appointed the agent in Canada for the industrial line of products manufactured by Berthold of West Germany. ** Products include density gauges, level measurement…
Exploration ’88 CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS
Consolidated Gold Fields of London, England conducts exploration in North America through two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Gold Fields Canadian Mining in Canada and Gold Fields Mining Corp. in the U.S…
50 YEARS AGO March, 1938 BUFFALO ANKERITE REPORTS PROGRESS
Continuing the remarkable forward trend which has been in progress for several years, Buffalo Ankerite Gold Mines, in 1937, marked up increases of 120 per cent in net profits after all charges. The co…
THE WHITE KNIGHTS Beware of PGMs and Pt-Pd Ratios
The buzz of activity in platinum exploration has created some confusion among investors. Assays are often reported as “pgms per ton.” That means all six of the platinum group metals (or pgms) containe…
Exploration ’88 DICKENSON
Dickenson Mines plans to spend $1.3 million on various exploration projects in 1988. This is roughly the same amount spent in 1987 and the search is again primarily for precious metals. In the Slocan …