1988

Utah-based Gold Standard has signed a joint venture agreement to explore its San Juan Hills gold property in Uruguay. Gold Standard is embarking on the joint venture with Compania Mineral San Jose S.A…

For JoAnne Nelson, project geologist working withing the Canada- British Columbia Mineral Development Agreement, the past has come alive in an unusual way. In June, 1987, The University of British Col…

Some impressive assay results were reported by Catear Resources (VSE) from underground stope sampling at its Goldwedge property north of Stewart, B.C. The company is now processing low grade material …

The Stirling Mine in Nevada produced some 5,906 oz of gold druing the first six months of 1988, but 52%-owner Cathedral Gold Corp. (TSE) says it has reduced the 1988 production estimates downward from…

A drill program has been completed by Cross Lake Minerals (VSE) on the company’s Red Cross Lake property in Manitoba. The 6-hole program tested an iron formation unit with characteristics similar to t…

A 5-year modernization plan costing $46 million will be undertaken by Canadian Copper Refiners (CCR) at its Montreal East plant. David Goldman, vice-president responsible for the CCR division of Noran…

When the zinc famine was on in the U.S. in 1937, resulting in the importation of 45,000 tons, the discovery was made that any preconceived ideas about the amount of the metal in undisclosed inventorie…

Pre-election spending by the federal government has been compared to that of a drunken sailor on shore leave, but such a comparison is grossly unfair. It’s likely to give drunken sailors a bad name. …

Paymaster Consolidated is crosscutting through high-grade ore in the new No. 24 vein on the 2,075-ft. level at the No. 3 winze, The Northern Miner can announce. At presstime, the west wall of the cros…

Once known as John F. Kennedy’s campaign song, the words of that popular tune from the 1960s mirrors the hopeful expectations of every mining company. Armed with a positive feasibility study, more tha…

The following is taken from Starrex Mining Corporation’s shareholder report for the 6-months ended June 30 as an example of how a mining project can work out. Other partners in the mine are Saskatchew…

“Why,” asks a thoughtful subscriber, “do not Canadian banks employ mining engineers?” Why not, indeed? Perhaps some of them do, although the fact is not publicized. However, employment of experts in m…