Caledonia to expand Spanish mine
Toronto-based Kilborn Ltd. has been hired to engineer the expansion of the Filon Sur heap-leach gold mine in Spain. Under the proposed plan, annual capacity will be expanded to 1 million from 360,000 …
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EXPLORATION ’94 — Drill Program at Whistle Lake
Drilling by Noranda Exploration, a subsidiary of Noranda (TSE), is under way at the Whistle Lake property, about 80 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ont. The property, which is held equally by Internationa…
Rayrock posts modest loss
Despite higher revenues and production, Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) posted a loss for the third quarter. The company lost $863,000 on revenues of $20.5 million, compared with earnings of $1.5 …
Handbook available in diskette form
Canadian Mines Handbook (CMH) is now available in diskette version. Known as Canadian Minesearch and introduced by the Southam Magazine and Information Group, this product allows electronic access to …
THE DIAMOND PAGE — A-154 results brighten spirits of
Drilling on the A-154 kimberlite prospect in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories is returning consistent results for 40-60 partners Aber Resources (TSE) and Kennecott. Hole 5, drilled in…
COMMENTARY — Encourage exploration now
The time for action is now, says Helene Cartier, an engineer and lawyer with gold-producer Cambior who has been speaking to industry audiences throughout Quebec on behalf of the “Keep Mining In Canada…
EXPLORATION ’94 — Shallow drill program tests Sierra
The Sierra Valenzuela copper property of Minera Rayrock (TSE) in Chile was tested this year by the drilling of shallow holes into the bedrock. The company drilled the oxide material to depths of 120 m…
New discoveries at Adanac prospect
Trenching by Societe Miniere Ecudor (ME) has unearthed three gold occurrences on the Adanac project 6 miles east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The Nos. 2, 3 and 4 zones are part of the larger Tourmaline zone…
La Teko winds up season
With this year’s exploration program now complete, La Teko Resources (NASDAQ) has arrived at a resource estimate for its True North property near Fairbanks, Alaska. The proven and probable resource st…
EXPLORATION ’94 — Northern diamond play loses some momentum
The Northwest Territories diamond play has had its high and low points during the past two years. One of the lowest was the evaporation, some months ago, of hundreds of millions of dollars in sharehol…
EXPLORATION ’94 — Exploration activity at Ontario mining
Despite the flurry of exploration being conducted by Canadians around the world, many companies continue to search for mines in the major mining camps of Ontario. Most of this activity is centred arou…
EXPLORATION ’94 — Northeastern B.C. attracts exploration
Exploration activity has picked up steam in the region surrounding the Cirque (Stronsay) deposit 280 km north of McKenzie in northeastern British Columbia. Cirque, previously owned by Curragh Inc., ho…