1988

Now that a 5.5-mi access road to the Jualin gold property in Alaska has been completed, partners International Curator Resources (VSE) and Granges Exploration (TSE) say work will continue year round a…

The Reference Guide to Mining Legislation in Canada is a revised and updated version of a publication that the Canadian Institute of Resources Law first produced in 1985. That publication had its orig…

While firmer metal prices have been stimulating Ontario’s mining industry recently, demand for skilled underground miners has also been continuing strong. According to a representative for the United …

Quebec Mines Minister Raymond Savoie has been openly critical of the Canadian Exploration Incentive Program, the federal government program that changes flow-through share investment benefits from a t…

Rehabilitation work is under way at Sun Valley Gold Corp.’s (VSE) United Western project near Oatman, Ariz. The Arizona Central Shaft is presently being refurbished to allow access to existing undergr…

Consolidated Andex Resources has changed its transfer agent to Pacific Corporate Services.

The Toronto Geological Discussion Group is sponsoring a seminar entitled Sampling, Sample Preparation and Assaying — The Basics, and How They Affect Ore Reserve Estimates. A topic of considerable int…

Additional drill results from Bitech Energy Resources (ASE) continue to confirm the significance of the company’s gold discovery at its Nugget Pond property near Betts Cove, Nfld. Discovered earlier…

The decision by Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE) to move its head office from New York to Denver in 1989 generated an $8.8 million loss for the third quarter, compared to a $21.4 million profit a year earl…

Canaustra Gold — Black Hill bought 80,500 (Oct) to hold 650,631. Cliff — J. Bates sold 6,500 (Oct) to hold 187,500. Cons Norex — Graymont bought 50,400 (Oct) to hold 2,870,942. Dolphin — P. Brown …

Early results from a 65,000-ft drilling program currently under way on the Rambler properties near Baie Verte, Nfld. have returned moderate gold values. The drilling program, designed to test gold and…

Recent changes in stock market conditions have scuttled the proposed merger between Toronto- based Dickenson Mines (TSE) and Wharf Resources (TSE). Although the directors of the two companies continue…