PEOPLE — GOLD RESERVE (December 21, 1992)
Robert Turner appointed vice-president, mineral processing for Venezuela.
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Nevada conference
The Sparks, Nev.- based Mining and Geothermal Committee will host a conference at the Nugget Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nev., March 11-13, 1993. Topics include the U.S. Mining Law and regulations perta…
Correction (December 21, 1992)
Consulting firm Pincock, Allen & Holt of Colorado was recently awarded a contract to design a restructuring program for Bolivian state-owned mining company COMIBOL. An earlier story (T.N.M., Dec. 7/92…
Lithoprobe has implications for mineral exploration
Lithoprobe, an integrated geoscience research program created in 1987, is providing new insights into mineral exploration in several mining camps in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Ontario and Quebec. …
Explosive land grab in N.W.T and Alberta
The area outlined for diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories and Alberta has grown to an estimated 50-75 million acres and there is no sign of a slowdown, local mining recorders say. At pres…
Neutrino lab requires own special shape
A unique local experiment in pure science could prove to have down-to-earth applications for operators of deep mines around the world, according to industry insiders here. For the past 32 months, mine…
Cons. Nevada eyes new properties
The objective of Peter Bojtos, president of Consolidated Nevada Goldfields (TSE), is to make his company grow through property acquisitions. Bojtos was in Toronto recently presiding over Consolidated …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Canmine continues Fer activity
A gravity survey and 6,600 ft. of drilling will be carried out in January, 1993, by Canmine Resources (CDN) on its 100% owned Fer polymetallic property near Flin Flon, Man. The program will be finance…
Nuinsco to acquire property
Exploration is set to resume on 35,000 acres of patented and unpatented claims south of Kenora, Ont., following an agreement-in-principle among Nuinsco Resources (TSE), Deak International Resources Ho…
Cominco Res. uncovers new zone
A 22-metre intercept from hole CTD-111, part of a drilling program at the Cerattepe property in Artvin province in northeastern Turkey, assayed 3% copper, Cominco Resources International (TSE) announc…
New pod found at Dean mine
A 6-month development effort by St. George Metals (VSE) is starting to open a new target area of potential reserves along the Pittsburgh vein at the Dean underground mine in Nevada’s Battle Mountain d…
New partner for peat project
A letter of intent to participate in a peat fuel pilot plant project northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., has been signed by the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation with Peat Resources (CDN). The first step in…