ODDS’N’SODS — New beginnings
Work was hard to find in 1936.I lost the job I had in Rouyn, Que., (I worked in the kitchen of the Elwyn Hotel, but was fired for smoking the boss’s cigars) and was looking for work at some of the are…
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Adamas Resources ventures into Mozambique’s Niassa province
Vancouver junior Adamas Resources (AMS-V) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mincor Resources (MIR-A) for a 13,760-ha gold concession in northern Mozambique.In order to earn a 70% interest,…
Government privatizes Bakyrchik
The government of Kazakstan has decided to sell its 60% stake in the problem-plagued Bakyrchik mine complex to its joint-venture partner, Bakyrchik Gold of London.Bakyrchik Gold, which has owned 40% o…
Royal Oak drills near Timmins
A diamond drill program by Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) is testing geophysical anomalies on a property east of Timmins, Ont.The 1,200-metre program will test four targets previously identified through an i…
Cameco sits on top of the world with Kumtor
Saskatoon-based Cameco (CCO-T) has been in high spirits since production began recently at its Kumtor gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan.One of the world’s largest gold deposits, Kumtor is situated, at an ele…
BOOK REVIEW — Paydirt a romanticized, comprehensive account of Canadian mining industry
The intentions of Charles Pelley and Iona Wright in Paydirt: The Spirit of Canadian Mining are lofty and noble indeed: they set out to divest Canadians of their misconceptions about mining.They come c…
PEOPLE — NORTHPOINT RES.
Frank Gigliotti appointed interim president and director.
PEOPLE — INT’L BLUE GOLD
Nizar Bharmal appointed president.
Nord Pacific gets green light for mine in PNG
The government of Papua New Guinea has granted Nord Pacific (NORPY-Q) a licence that will allow the company to develop the Simberi gold mine in the Tabar Islands.”This is the first step in the develop…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Kimberlites elusive at Yamba Lake
Drill testing of four potential kimberlite targets on the Yamba Lake property in the Northwest Territories has been suspended until the new year.Cypango Ventures (CAV-V) has the right to earn up to a …
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Mansfield, Teck shutdown at Cerro Samenta
In a reversal of an earlier decision, a judge in Argentina has given the title of a property hosting the Cerro Samenta copper porphyry project to Salta resident Jorge Daroca, effectively ending work t…