The approach road to the Estrades project site, floating as it does in the midst of a swamp, gives some indication of the unique difficulties Breakwater Resources (TSE) has to overcome in preparation …
Companies with silica deposits or stock piles of silicious ore within 100 km of Timmins could find a market for that material at Falconbridge which is currently seeking silica to use as flux at its co…
A drilling and trenching program is set to begin at the McConnell Creek property under option to Placer Dome (TSE) from Gerle Gold (VSE). Placer spent $600,000 on the property last year and can earn a…
A 2,000-metre drill program has started on a group of claims owned by Ressources Orient (ME) in Grevet Twp., about 35 km north of Quevillon in northern Quebec. The program, operated by Orient, is bein…
Your article “Listening device to minimize cave-ins” (May 28/90) says researchers at Queen’s University have developed a listening device that “identifies places to dig so that cave-ins will not occur…
Normally, I spend a great deal of time and energy in finding investments that have lost most of their value and are terribly out of favor — like the junior gold shares which, on average, have fallen …
Pioneering mine operators are finding it rough going in northwestern British Columbia north of Stewart, B.C. Three recently opened mines are all facing problems that weren’t contemplated back in 1986-…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US74.50- 75.50 cents per lb. (Jun. 7, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Apr. 19, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$3.65-3.75 per lb. (Jun. 7, 1990). CAD…
A mining accident at the Lawyers gold-silver mine in the Toodoggone District of British Columbia resulted in the death of Ken Brown, a geologist employed by the mine’s owner, Cheni Gold Mines. He was …
The new Jasper mine, 87 miles north of La Ronge, Sask., poured its first gold bar at an official opening ceremony on June 7. The mine is owned 80% by Cameco (operator), and 20% by Shore Gold Fund (ASE…
Based on the positive recommendations of an independent feasibility study, QPX Minerals (TSE) is looking to place its 100% owned QR gold deposit near Quesnel, B.C., into production. The study, done by…
Exploration may be losing steam in some parts of Canada, but in northwestern British Columbia’s rugged and remote `Golden Triangle’ area some $100 million is earmarked for exploration and development …
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