Cambior’s prospects
With its new Beliveau gold mine east of Val d’Or, Que., up and running, Cambior is turning its attention to bringing another of its many exploration projects into production. Although its exploration …
1989
Golden Cres./Placer Dome drills to start at Border
A 4,800-ft, phase-one drill program is expected to begin this month on the Border group of claims which Golden Crescent Resources (ASE) has optioned from Placer Dome (TSE). Situated on the Quebec/Onta…
Ego plans more drilling on N.W.T. lead-zinc property
Final results have been reported from a 12,000-ft drilling program on Ego Resources’ (TSE) lead-zinc- silver property, 15 km north of MacLeod Bay on Great Slave Lake, N.W.T. A phase-two drill program …
Lower metal prices drag commodity index
Falling metal prices contributed to a lower all-commodity price index in September, Scotiabank reports. The over-all index fell 1.86% from August, which was down slightly from July. The metals and min…
Corona’s quest
Corona Corp. is determined to retain its status as a low-cost gold producer and it is depending on exploration success to do it. It has been involved in projects from Newfoundland to British Columbia,…
Kingswood drilling (November 06, 1989)
A 10,000-ft drilling program is under way at the Bourlamaque property in the area of Val d’Or, Que., Kingswood Explorations 1985 (ASE) reports. The property, about six miles west of the Aur/Louvem cop…
LAC doubles Toqui reserves
LAC Minerals (TSE) has expanded reserves at its Toqui zinc mine 1,000 miles south of Santiago, Chile. Drilling has confirmed the continuity of the pollymetallic Dona Rosa deposit southwest of the mini…
Placer makes commitment to become juniors’ partner of choice’
Already one of the world’s largest gold producers, Placer Dome (TSE) brought on stream four new gold mines in the first half of 1989. Construction of a fifth mine is progressing, and two other large-s…
Victoria directors
New directors have been named to the board of Victoria Graphite (COATS), which is exploring a graphite property near Portland, Ont. The current directors are Armin Klein, Bernard Shinder, J. J. Elkin …
IMM catalogue
The Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has released its new 1989/1990 publications catalogue, copies of which are now available free of charge to interested readers. The IMM is a professional associat…
Letters to the Editor Already in place
Your editorial of Oct 9 argues persuasively that tax legislation should be amended to ensure equitable treatment of mine reclamation costs. You may be interested to know that legislation passed in Bri…
Vassan shares
Junior Ressources Vassan (ME) is proposing a restructuring of its share capital and a name change to Ressources Savanor. The proposed conversion ratio is 10 existing shares for one new share. The comp…