New Geddes CEO seeks dialogue
Geddes Resources (TSE) is changing its emphasis from exploration to public consultation in an effort to communicate more effectively with governments and opponents of its Windy Craggy copper project i…
1992
EDITORIAL PAGE (June 22, 1992)
The accepted wisdom is that all the easy finds in Canada have been made. Discoveries such as Hemlo a stone’s throw off the Trans-Canada Highway and Louvicourt in the shadow of Val d’Or’s existing head…
MINER DETAILS (June 22, 1992)
Whether we’re ready or not, a global economy will be a reality of the next decade and century. And in this world of interdependence hurtling toward us, those that can’t accommodate cultural and social…
Springhill puts warm water to use
The town of Springhill, N.S., is living up to its name. As many as 400 gallons per minute (gpm) of warm water are being drawn from the town’s infamous, and now derelict, coal mine. There are plans to …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (June 22, 1992)
We miners use little land, and we use it wisely and carefully. However, we need access to vast areas to find the rare geological occurrences we call “commercial ore deposits.” These “ore deposits” con…
Investors await diamond evaluation
Although BHP-Utah Mines (TSE) won’t say when it plans to release an evaluation of diamonds taken from the Point Lake kimberlite in the Northwest Territories, Dia Met Minerals (VSE) is expected to have…
Dessir investigation continues
An investigation into alleged salting of drill samples from the Gibbs property in Mariposa Cty., Calif., is continuing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Fresno now in charge of the case. Des…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (June 22, 1992)
As you can well imagine, the past month has been a tragic and hectic time for us. However, I wanted to drop you a note to say how much we appreciated the May issue of The Northern Miner Magazine featu…
Canchrome releases chromite assays
Two new mineralized zones were identified in the latest drilling program at the Reed-Belanger chromite property near Thetford Mines, Que., Canchrome Mines (ME) reports. The company recently released t…
Crown Butte cuts 247 ft. of 0.31 oz. at Montana project
An ongoing underground drill program at the New World property owned by Crown Butte Mines (TSE) is expected to result in a new reserve figure being calculated for the Homestake deposit, one of several…
Radisson, CS option property
A letter agreement has been signed with Homestake Canada allowing the company to earn a 51% interest in the Massicotte property in Massicotte Twp. north of La Sarre, Que., Radisson Mining Resources (M…
Minnova intersects massive sulphides at Seneca project
High-grade massive sulphides were intersected by Minnova (TSE) over a drilled thickness of 10.5 ft. in a recent hole drilled on the Seneca property near Harrison Mills, in southern British Columbia. T…