Praxair wins safety awards
A gas supplier to Canadian mines, Praxair Canada of Mississauga, Ont., has won two major safety awards from the Compressed Gas Association of Arlington, Va. The Leonard Parker Pool Safety Award honors…
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Hecla sets safety record
A safety record has been set by Hecla Mining. The company’s Republic gold mine in northeast Washington state experienced no lost-time accidents in all of 1992. In fact, the last accident resulting in …
PEOPLE — CONS KELD’OR
Bruce Thorndycraft and Kim Farran appointed directors. N5…
Formation drill program under way at Black Pine
Drilling is under way at the Black Pine property, 17 miles southwest of Salmon, Idaho. Formation Capital (VSE), the owner, plans to drill 12 holes for a total of about 5,000 ft. A large, stratabound, …
Noranda continues to test Kliyul play
Exploration of the Kliyul property, 200 km northeast of Smithers, B.C., will continue, Vital Pacific Resources (VSE) reports. Noranda Exploration is performing the work for associated company Hemlo Go…
Change in thinking needed: Wilson
Canadian geophysicist John Tuzo has called for a scientific revolution in the earth sciences. In a speech in Toronto, Wilson, who is one of the early proponents of continental drift and plate tectonic…
Pegasus boosts Zapopan interest
The exercise of a put option will result in Pegasus Gold (TSE) owning 60.5% of Australian-based Zapopan. Ventures Trident Limited Partnership holds a put option requiring Pegasus to buy its Zapopan co…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Mrs. Witte goes to town
To Royal Oak Mines President and Chief Executive Margaret Witte, the recent signing of a deal-in-principle to acquire the mothballed Colomac mine in the Northwest Territories must represent more than …
Republic completes debt restructuring
A debt restructuring undertaken by Republic Goldfields (VSE) and a pair of Canadian banks has occurred. As a result, the company has eliminated its short-term debt and more than 70% of its overall deb…
PEOPLE — NAPOLEAN EXPL
Jorge Jones appointed director and president. N5…
Major to drill VMS targets
To explore base metal prospects in northwestern Ontario, Major General Resources (VSE) has completed a $750,000 private placement. The junior has an option to earn a 50% interest in five properties th…
PEOPLE — GOLDCAP (April 12, 1993)
Yale Simpson appointed president. N5…