ODDS’N’SODS — Northern `Diamond Queen’ (2)
Editor’s note: The author concludes his stories about Sophie May Ryan, dubbed “the North’s fabulous Diamond Queen” in a 1952 obituary in a weekly newspaper in The Pas, Man. The Diamond Queen ran the r…
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OBITUARY — Kervin McDonough
A prospector for 49 years, Kervin McDonough has died at his St. Catharines, Ont., home. He was 70. A member of the McDonough clan of explorationists, he worked in Ireland, the U.S. and extensively thr…
BOOK REVIEW — Western wandering
Wilderness Wandering on Vancouver Island, by Walter Guppy. Published by Grassroots Publication, P.O. Box 94, Tofino, B.C. V0R 2ZO. 136 pages. $12.95 in book stores; $15 postpaid from publisher. The bo…
Funding available in New Brunswick
A new mineral resource policy will provide $200,000 for geoscience investigation in New Brunswick. The provincial government said the funds are intended to help the private sector in its mineral explo…
PEOPLE — VENORO GOLD (December 27, 1993)
Pierce Parker appointed director.
PEOPLE — WESTERN PREMIUM RESOURCES (December 27, 1993)
John Chapman and Richard Clark appointed directors.
PEOPLE — PACIFIC NORTHERN VENTURES (December 27, 1993)
William Dow appointed director.
PEOPLE — BRITISH LION MINES (December 27, 1993)
Daniel McKinnon appointed director.
Drilling of Boleo continues in Mexico
An initial phase of drilling has wound down on the Boleo copper-cobalt property in northwestern Mexico. Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) is earning a half interest from International Curator (VSE) by spendi…
High River hits wide Snow Lake intercept
High River Gold Mines (TSE) has encountered significant gold mineralization on its Dunlop Snow Lake property in Manitoba. Hole HR-93-03, drilled to test the updip portion of the Birch zone at the 200-…
Superfund dollars going astray
More Superfund money is being directed at overhead costs than at actual cleanup, according to the minority counsel with the U.S. House of Representatives. Keith Cole’s observation came as little surpr…
METALS MARKETS — FREE MARKET (December 27, 1993)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 21 Dec. 20 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 Copper 1713-1714 1744-1745 1723-1724 1715-1716 1713-1714 Lead 463-464 471-472 467-468 476-477 44…