Order of Canada for MacMillan
A past president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Viola MacMillan will be presented in April with the Order of Canada. MacMillan, 90, is a member of the Canadian Mining …
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Corner Bay hits more high grade
A 3,400-metre definition drilling program at the Main Zone copper property, near Chibougamau, Que., has intersected high-grade copper mineralization over strong widths. Soquem is earning 30% of the pr…
LATIN AMERICA ROUNDUP — Manhattan lands Mexican option
Manhattan Minerals (VSE) has an option to acquire the Reyna de Oro Mineral concessions in Chihuahua, Mexico. It must spend US$2.5 million over five years and make graduated payments totaling US$300,00…
Feasibility study for Madsen mine
Toronto junior Madsen Gold (TSE) is conducting a feasibility study on its property near Red Lake, Ont. Funds are provided by a provincial government Norfund grant and a flow-through share issue. Prove…
Falconbridge shortens summer shutdown period
Claiming that a planned 10-week shutdown at its Sudbury operations would have a negligible impact on soaring nickel inventories, Falconbridge has shortened the summer shutdown to two weeks. “Falconbri…
Roadheader in use at New Bousquet No. 1 — Lac testing
The Bousquet No. 1 gold mine might be considered the poor cousin of the three mines owned and/or operated by Lac Minerals (TSE) in the Malartic area of Quebec. The Doyon, owned 50% each by Lac and Cam…
Isotopic lab receives grant
A $110,000 provincial grant will enable Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) to continue researching the dating of rocks and minerals. The ROM’s Jack Satterly Geochronology Lab, which specializes in i…
Arauco acquires copper properties
Junior Arauco Resources (VSE) has broadened its South American portfolio by acquiring five copper properties covering 185 sq. km. in Argentina. Arauco already has 22 properties in southern Chile, incl…
Rio Algom counts on copper earnings
By launching a major project in Chile, Rio Algom (TSE) has secured its future copper earnings, said President Colin Macaulay. The Cerro Colorado property, which is to reach full production in 1994, ha…
Tan Range, Mill-Ore to assess Tanzanian tailings project
Financing to assess the commercial viability of reprocessing gold tailings in Tanzania has been obtained by Tan Range Exploration (ASE). The Canadian Industrial Development Agency (CIDA) has approved …
EDITORIAL PAGE — Hug a miner — “We want to be wanted.”
Such strange words to be uttered publicly by a mining type. But they were used by Alex Balogh, president and chief executive of Noranda Minerals, at a news conference announcing the Whitehorse Mining …
Dufresnoy plans Temis purchase
Societe d’Exploration Miniere Dufresnoy (ME) is set to acquire all shares of the sole Quebec producer of dolimitic pellets. Subject to regulatory approval and a satisfactory due diligence, Dufresnoy w…