1991





50 Years Ago (March 01, 1991)

STEEP ROCK PLAN LARGEST OF ITS KIND Ambitious plans exist for the drainage of Steep Rock Lake, north of Atikokan, Ont. The goal is to get cheaply at the iron ore below, according to Joseph Errington, …



Calendar (March 01, 1991)

April 3-5, London, England. Coal in the Environment (1st World Coal Institute conference on clean coal technology). Contact World Coal Institute, Conference & Exhibition Secretariat, 8 Cotswold Mews, …


Best output at Con in 50 years

The Con mine produced 117,116 oz. gold in 1990, establishing a new annual production record for the underground operation which has churned out gold for more than 50 years on the outskirts of Yellowkn…


Scintilore drops gold mine claim (February 25, 1991)

Private companies Orapro Resources and Shannon Oils are planning to conduct a joint exploration program to search for diamond-bearing kimberlites in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. Shaun Sp…


Corona chairman resigns

Ned Goodman has resigned as chairman of Corona (TSE) to concentrate on his merchant banking and investment counselling business. Taking his place is Norman Anderson, former president and chief executi…



Montreal Exchange Hot Freewest find

Drilling of Freewest Resources’ Benoit Twp. property near Miquelon in northwestern Quebec continued to return wide widths, the company reported. For the week ended Feb. 19, shares of the junior rose t…


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