Meetings (May 15, 1995)
May 23, Antilles – general, extraordinaryMay 23, Cominco Res Int’l – annual, specialMay 23, Gold Trump – annual, generalMay 23, Northern Dynasty – annual, generalMay 23, Pangea – generalMay 23, Pinnac…
News
Operations improve at Red Dog
An ore deposit measuring 85 million tons grading 17.1% zinc, 5% lead and 2.4 oz. silver per ton with a stripping ratio of less than 1-to-1 is enough to excite even the most pessimistic of miners.Those…
Wheaton River plans program
The proceeds of a $2.5-million private placement will be used by Wheaton River Minerals (TSE) to increase the scope of exploration and development this summer at the Golden Bear mine in northwestern B…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Happy Mining Week!
Rarely do mining organizations in Canada have cause to celebrate the actions of a political leader. Nevertheless, cheers are being heard across the country for Anne McLellan, who has persuaded the Gov…
GeoNova tests two properties
Three gold structures and other targets at the Diomines and Diomines Extension properties in northwestern Quebec were tested during the 1995 winter drill campaign.GeoNova Explorations (ME) reports tha…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Bulk sampling set to wind down at Diavik joint venture
The influx of warmer weather is expected to signal an end to the mini-bulk sampling program on the A-154 kimberlite pipes.The Diavik property, situated in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territo…
Triton finds Nicaraguan assets ripe for the picking
The economic reforms initiated five years ago in this then-war-torn country have ushered in a climate of relative stability and security. As state-owned mines and other assets became privatized, forei…
Gencor on CIM agenda
South African mining house Gencor will be featured in an address at the May 25 luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.Brian Gilbertson, executive …
Glamis nixes merger with Golden Queen
A proposed merger of two Toronto-listed companies Golden Queen Mining and Glamis Gold will not proceed.Glamis decided against the amalgamation despite a positive due diligence review of Golden Queen’s…
Nelson sets production date
Production at the Zeravshan gold project in Tajikistan is scheduled to begin in early 1996.Nelson Trade & Finance (TSE) has a 49% interest in the project, where construction of a carbon-in-leach plant…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Noranda options Keltic ground
The Rio Veraguas and Guayabal concessions in Panama have piqued the interest of Noranda (TSE).The major signed an agreement to earn a 51% interest in the properties from Western Keltic Mines (VSE) whi…
Arimetco to drain Yerington pit
Copper producer Arimetco International (TSE) has reached an agreement with federal, state and local authorities for the dewatering of the Yerington pit in Nevada.The federal government has agreed to s…