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Virginia plans January drilling

A drilling program to confirm the source of mineralized boulders at the Sagar-III gold-uranium property in the Labrador trough area of Quebec should start in January, Virginia Gold Mines (ME) says. An…


Province reduces Potash ownership

Ownership of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSE) continues to shift more and more to the general public. The Saskatoon-based company said Saskatchewan’s interest in the potash producer is dropping to a…


Prime Equities targets Peace River

Promoter Murray Pezim’s Prime Equities International (VSE) is making a splashy entrance into the diamond exploration business by applying for mineral prospecting permits covering about 4.1 million acr…



Exall, Barrick in Mexican deal

An agreement has been signed between Exall Resources (TSE) and American Barrick Resources (TSE) permitting the former to search for gold-mining properties in Mexico. The agreement is for one year and …


Funds available for granite studies

A pair of companies will receive financing from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. to conduct feasibility studies on granite deposits, the Ontario government agency announced. Mantiou Stone (Can…


Skyline hires Placer executive

A former executive of Placer Dome (TSE) was recently appointed as a managing consultant to Skyline Gold (TSE), a Vancouver-based junior which owns the Johnny Mountain gold mine in northwestern British…



LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Salzburg’s location

In the annotation to Arvi Parbo’s excellent acceptance speech for the Georg Agricola medal (T.N.M., Oct.12/92), you say that the award ceremony took place in Salzburg, Germany. The city of Salzburg is…



COMMENTARY — Nuclear power takes a back seat

At this point, the future of the nuclear power industry remains largely in doubt. The gloomy predictions about global warming have done little to convince politicians and the public of the benefits of…


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