1993

After more than 40 years of continuous operation, Dickenson Mines (TSE) remains a young gold producer with lots of potential, says James Rogers, technical services superintendent of the Arthur White m…

Estimated exploration expenditures fell slightly in Saskatchewan in 1992 to $22 million from $23 million the previous year. The province is anticipating a similar level of activity for 1993. Although …

Things are on the move for Corpomin Management, a private Montreal company which does mining exploration work in Quebec through the use of public companies and flow-through funds. Mario Caron, one of …

Projected exploration expenditures in Manitoba in 1992 were $30 million, similar to the previous year’s level of spending. A marked increase in ground acquisition is taken as an indicator of improved …

In a demonstration of just what a mining junior can do if it tries hard, NovaGold (TSE) survived for three years on revenue from a small gold-producing property in northern New Brunswick. But that’s n…

Details will soon be announced regarding an option agreement allowing Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) to earn a majority interest in a claim block held by Akiko Gold Resources (VSE) and Bradner Resourc…

During the past five years, the Temiskaming Testing Laboratory (TTL) in Cobalt has struggled without success to find a new role for itself and, as of Sept. 1 of this year, will be placed on a care-and…

A 45% increase in gold and gold equivalent production helped TVX Gold (TSE) earn US$10.4 million, or 8 cents per share, in 1992. This compares with $6.4 million or 5 cents per share in 1991. Last year…

Royalties — a cold chill to the producer but gravy to the royalty-holder. It all started in the days when the king owned the land and all that therein lay. And while royal personages have all but van…

Sixteen geologists from Canada, the U.S., Australia and Chile investigated copper and gold deposits of the Tucson-La Caridad-Hermosillo triangle of Arizona and Mexico last February. What follows is a …

Contained proven and probable gold reserves for operations and projects involving Amax Gold (NYSE) jumped to 10.8 million oz., up 40% over the year ended Dec. 31, 1992. Amax’s share of the reserve tot…

A toxic gas leak in the Sudbury, Ont., area during the summer of 1990 has cost Falconbridge $180,000 in fines. The nickel-copper producer was convicted in a Sudbury court on six of nine counts under t…