Ontario seminar on Indian lands
The current state of mining and prospecting on Indian lands was the topic of a recent seminar hosted by the Sault and District Prospectors Association. The lands are administered under the Robinson Hu…
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Audrey’s plan for 1100 lens worth $7.3 million
The board of directors of Audrey Resources (TSE) has approved a $7.3-million underground exploration and development program for the 1100 lens at the Mobrun property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The progr…
Holloway shaft at 45 metres
Shaft-sinking at the Holloway gold project near Matheson, Ont., has reached a depth of about 45 metres, according to a progress report by operator Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE). Advancing at a rate of a few …
Ray expansion boosts Asarco copper output
The Ray Complex, about 35 miles south of here, has been called a “rock-to-metal” operation. Owned by Asarco (NYSE), the complex encompasses mining and milling operations at the Ray mine site as well a…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Central Crude drills Moss Lake
Drilling by Central Crude (TSE) continues at the Moss Lake gold prospect in northwestern Ontario, Tandem Resources (ME) and Storimin Exploration (ASE) report. Four holes have been completed, with good…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Vior, Soquem in property deals
Three adjacent properties in the Douay area, about 20 km northeast of Joutel, Que., are the subject of agreements between Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior (ME) and Soquem, the Quebec Crown mining ex…
Program to teach market investors
The Canadian Shareholders Association, a non-profit organization based in Windsor, Ont., has launched a new, 5-year program designed to teach Canadians the principles and methods for successfully inve…
Mining among key issues in Yukon election
Mining became a much larger issue in the recent Yukon election than it has been in the past, says the managing director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines. Rob McIntyre said the chamber helped raise mining…
MINER BRIEFS — Minproc, Hugo
Minproc Engineers of the U.S. and Australia and Hugo Petersen of Germany have agreed to combine their expertise and resources. Minproc will design and construct sulphuric acid plants and related turn-…
MINER BRIEFS — Stratmin mica
Stratmin (ME) reports that a university in Belgium has extracted and concentrated a mixture of muscovite-phlogopite mica from a sample taken from tailings at Stramin’s Lac-des-Iles graphite property n…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Westray inquiry is sidelined
The public inquiry into the Westray coal mine disaster has been sidelined. The Nova Scotia Supreme Court recently struck down the investigation into the May explosion in which 26 miners died. The Unit…
Green light for El Condor financing
A previously announced $7.2-million financing by El Condor Resources (VSE) recently received regulatory approval, qualifying the distribution of 1.8 million units. The company arranged the placement e…