Inco to reopen Garson mine in Sudbury
The Garson mine, one of the higher-grade nickel orebodies in Ontario’s Sudbury region, is being reopened by Inco (TSE) at a cost of $40.1 million. The company hopes that the deposit will be in full pr…
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Cusac assumes ownership of Table Mountain project
Just over a year after announcing plans to purchase a 100% interest in the Table Mountain gold property, Cusac Industries (VSE) has finalized an agreement with owner Energold Minerals. The purchase in…
SME speakers preview mineral industry’s future
More than 4,400 delegates attended the 1993 annual meeting and exhibit of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration hosted by this self-proclaimed “Biggest little city in the world.” Theme of…
Hemlo Gold options Vega property
Toronto junior Vega Explorations (CDN) has optioned its gold property in Jacobson and Riggs twps., northeast of Wawa, Ont., to Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE). Under the terms of the agreement, Hemlo Gold can …
LATIN AMERICA ROUNDUP — Aurizon exploring La Reyna project
A $200,000 exploration program is under way at La Reyna project near Mazatlan, Mex., Aurizon Mines (TSE) reports. The work involves cutting grid lines, taking soil samples, mapping and re-logging of o…
Sherritt plans acquisition of additional energy assets
Alberta-based nickel refiner Sherritt Gordon (TSE) plans to acquire more natural gas assets this year after a show of strength with its recent acquisition of Canada Northwest Energy (CNW). “Most of ou…
Siam’s Tak mine in operation
The Tak feldspar mine in northeastern Thailand began operations in December, Siam Trading (ASE) reports. Siam, which has a 45% interest in the project, says the deposit contains reserves of about 11 m…
Magma posts record annual output
Arizona-based Magma Copper (NYSE) has announced record production of 768 million lb. copper at a net cash operating cost of 66 cents per lb. in 1992. President Burgess Winter told a recent gathering o…
Pipeline studies are under way
Contrary to what appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of The Northern Miner, permitting and economic studies are under way for the main Pipeline gold deposit in Nevada. This advanced project is held by the C…
New Tri Origin reserve estimate
With the intersection of polymetallic mineralization in two more holes on its Lewis Ponds project in Australia, Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) has calculated a preliminary reserve estimate of 1.5 millio…
ODDS’N’SODDS — Safeguarding a rich Boylen orebody
I worked as a mine geologist at M.J. Boylen’s Key Anacon mine in New Brunswick for a year in the mid-1960s. In late 1965, I took a leave of absence for one month. When I reported back to work, Boylen …
Eurus drilling Albino concession
Assay results are expected shortly from a drill program by Eurus Resource (VSE) on the Albino concession in the Kilometre 88 area of eastern Venezuela. The property is a joint venture with Crystallex …