ODDS’N’SODS — A close shave
In the winter of 1934-35, bush pilot Ted Stull, flying a Fairchild 7l aircraft, made regular runs to the Gods Lake and Island Lake gold mines, which were situated in north-eastern Manitoba.One day, in…
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COMMENTARY — Voisey’s Bay II:Expect the unexpected
Nearly 40 years ago, prospector Stan Hilditch climbed to the top of a desolate, humpbacked mountain in the Pilbara of Western Australia to make anastonishing discovery.Hilditch was looking for mangane…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — De Beers reports record sales
Diamond mining giant De Beers Consolidated Mines reports that a “positive mood in the market” during the first half of 1996 resulted in record sales of US$2.75 billion and an 18% increase in earnings….
Patrician defines targets in Ghana
With only sparse outcrop exposure on its Goaso licence in southwestern Ghana, Patrician Gold Mines (PXX-A) has had to rely on select exploration tools to guide its search for gold mineralization.The c…
Drilling under way at Willoughby gold property
The first five holes of underground drilling at the Willoughby gold project near Stewart, B.C., have traced the North zone 230 ft. downdip from surface.Situated in the Red Mountain area, the project i…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, August 7-August 13
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Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (August 19, 1996)
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Epworth results in hand
Results were released by Rhonda Mining (RDM-A) for two targets drilled earlier this year by a unit of Noranda (NOR-T) at their 50-50 joint-venture Epworth project, 90 miles south of Coppermine, N.W.T….
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Assay results and VSE regulations
In your editorial “Scams and scoundrels” (T.N.M., June 24/96), you classify laboratories into two categories: There are fraudulent labs and there are Canadian labs.There is a third category of laborat…
NEW HORIZONS — Hunting for meteorites
Countless meteorites have fallen throughout history, but fossilized meteorites, which fell millions of years ago and have been preserved in sedimentary rocks, are quite rare.Upon impact with the earth…
Copper price slump lands Gibraltar in the red
Low copper prices took their toll on Gibraltar Mines (GBM-T) during the first half of the year.The company reported a net loss of $340,000, compared with earnings of $2.3 million in the same period in…
PEOPLE — INSULAR EXPL. (August 12, 1996)
Jamie Macintosh appointed president and director; Randy Martin appointed director.