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New Island ups reserves at Nfld. gold play

A new geological resource has been calculated for the Glover Island gold property in western Newfoundland. Partners New Island Minerals (ASE) and Newfoundland Goldbar Resources (CDN) report that analy…


OBITUARY — Orval Leigh was active in industry

A longtime member of the Canadian mining fraternity, Orval Leigh died recently. He was 58. Toward the end of 1987, he joined Battle Mountain (Canada) as vice-president and managed the company’s Canadi…


NEWS ROUNDUP — Holmstead options DKO property

An option agreement allowing International Holmstead Resources (VSE) to acquire the DKO property in northeastern Ontario has received regulatory approval. The 800-claim property is in Gauthier Twp., n…


PRODUCER PRICES (May 16, 1994)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US60.75-61.75 cents per lb. (April 21, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1…


Active trading in Int’l Platinum

Shares of Toronto-listed International Platinum Corp. (IPC) appear to have regained their investor appeal. For the week ended May 10, nearly 5.1 million IPC shares traded hands, with the stock moving …


PEOPLE — GALA RESOURCES

Gregory Law appointed president and director; Irene Kally Tseng appointed chief executive officer and director.



ODDS ‘N’SODS — My first job promotion

I toiled hard and endlessly in the junior ranks of mines and often wondered when I would qualify for a posting to the upper echelon. Then one day I was summoned to the Big Office. The boss looked over…



Homestake active in Venezuela

San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (NYSE) is planning exploration and drilling for several newly acquired gold properties 25 km northwest of Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 district. Through a bidding proc…



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