NEWS IN BRIEF P.T.INCO
P.T. International Nickel Indonesia (P.T.INCO) has declared an interim dividend in respect of 1990 of US35 cents, payable Oct. 25 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 25.
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Aur, Louvem settlement could renew Val d’Or activity
All has been quiet lately on the Val d’Or, Que., exploration front as litigation over the discovery of Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) and a lack of available funding has slowed t…
Ortech Int’l workshop
Mississauga-based Ortech International will host a 2-day workshop on technology transfer, Nov. 19-20, at the Ramada Hotel, Airport West, Toronto, Ont. The focus is on emerging technologies for metal a…
Tourist outfitter benefits from exploration activity
Tourist outfitter and flying service enterprises sometimes are affected by mining activities. Often they benefit from the spinoffs of mining. Don Massey of Hawk Junction, near Wawa, owns and operates …
PEOPLE ARMISTICE RESOURCES
Frank Smeenk appointed director and president succeeding Harvey Atkin who has assumed the position of chairman of the board; Douglas Towers appointed a director; Stephen McIntyre and Koos Schippers re…
Sigma boosts annual output by 1,500 oz. as efforts continue to
Gold production at Placer Dome’s Sigma mine at Val d’Or, Que., is expected to be about 67,600 oz. in 1990, down slightly more than 1,500 oz. from 1989 production. Last year, the mine’s mill underwent …
Rhodes starts drilling at base metal project
Geophysical anomalies on the Captain base metal property 50 miles south of Bathurst, N.B., will be the target of a 1-rig drilling program by earn-in partner Consolidated Rhodes Resources (VSE). Rhodes…
Pickle Lake one of Ontario’s most prospective areas
To boost reserves at its 65% owned Golden Patricia mine, near Pickle Lake, Ont., LAC Minerals (TSE) is busy completing a US$1.7-million exploration program at the site this year. The Toronto-based com…
NEWS IN BRIEF Info-Stop Communications Inc.
Info-Stop Communications Inc. has changed its name to Alpha Gold Corp. (ALQ:VSE) with no consolidation of capital.
Val d’Or, Bullion in new arrangement
Junior mining company Ressources Val d’Or (ME) plans to transfer its rights to 80% of the Vendome zinc project in the Val d’Or area of Quebec to private firm Bullion Monarch Canada Resources. The new …
Rouyn-Noranda sees growth in mining
Mining, and especially mining- related activities, are an expanding contributor to the economy of the Rouyn-Noranda district in Quebec, where minerals worth some $365 million were produced in 1989. Th…
Golden Giant mine at Hemlo MacIsaac’s greatest challenge
MacIsaac Mining and Tunnelling Co., a privately held Sudbury, Ont., firm that specializes in shaft sinking, has built an enviable reputation among mining contractors since it was founded in 1947 by cu…