The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has announced it is accepting nominations for new inductees, who will be formally honored in early 1997.Nominations of persons who have made an outstanding contributio…
The achievements of Canada’s mining community were recognized at an awards dinner held by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) at its annual meeting in Edmonton, Alta.* The B…
Another area play is under way, this time in the Mazenod Lake area, about 170 km northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T.Fortune Minerals (CDN) is the centre of attention as it completes its drill program at …
P.T. Inco now has the money to proceed with the planned expansion of its Indonesian operation.The firm, an Indonesian-based company owned 58.7% by Inco (TSE), has received from international financial…
It would seem firefighting is still a popular approach to environmental management for many Canadian companies. That, at least, is the conclusion we can draw from a recent survey on environmental mana…
As minister responsible for energy and mining in British Columbia, I want to clarify comments made in your editorial (“Now you see it . . .” in T.N.M., April 1/96) regarding the merger of the former M…
Charles Fipke, best known for discovering diamonds in Canada’s North, is now searching for gold in Nevada and investigating the mineral potential of Yemen.He is doing so in his new capacity as chairma…
As a result of a previously unidentified lost-time accident at Placer Dome’s Campbell gold mine, the mine is correcting its claim to a Canadian safety record.Placer Dome reported 1.8 million man hours…
Partners Imperial Metals (TSE) and Sumitomo are developing, under a revised agreement, the Mount Polley gold-copper project in central British Columbia.The new agreement gives Sumitomo a 45% interest …
As part of a strategy to boost international exploration, Inco (TSE) has formed a “strategic alliance” with juniors Cornucopia Resources (TSE) and Carlin Resources (VSE) to develop base metal projects…
The Grouse Creek gold mine in central Idaho will continue to operate for at least one year while the Sunbeam open pit is mined out.The future of the mine had been in doubt since Hecla Mining (NYSE) an…
Those investors who like the Voisey’s Bay deposit in Labrador as much as Inco (TSE) can continue to invest in the project through “VBN” shares, which will be issued by Inco as part of its proposed tak…
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