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Amax Gold blames Nevada taxes for 1989 cost hike

Although its average production costs rose significantly in 1989, Amax Gold (TSE) can still extract an ounce of gold from the ground for less than most of its North American competitors. The Colorado-…


Dickenson raising White mine output

A slight increase in gold production at the White underground mine near Red Lake, Ont., helped keep earnings steady for Dickenson Mines (TSE) in 1989. The company recently reported net earnings for th…


U.S., USSR market mining technology

An agreement was signed last November by a large Soviet gold mining association and an Alaska company to combine mining technology developed on both sides of the Bering Straits. Severovostokzoloto of …


10,000 tons per day Colomac nears production

Northgate Exploration (TSE) affiliate ABM Gold (AMEX) appears to be winning a battle with the elements as it puts the finishing touches to its ambitious Colomac gold project, 137 miles north of here. …


Great Northern hits

A recent drill program in Garrison Twp., Ont., by Great Northern Gold (ASE) and Winteroad Resources (COATS) was successful in cutting at least one high-grade gold value. The companies report that hole…


Tundra writeoff cuts Hemlo Gold’s earnings

A $10.8-million writeoff of exploration expenditures from the huge Tundra gold project in the Northwest Territories was reflected in the 1989 annual earnings of Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE). The company rec…



Jonpol deepens shaft

An exploration shaft on Jonpol Explorations (TSE) and T&H Resources’ (TSE) joint venture property in Garrison Twp., Ont., will be deepened to 680 ft. from 500 ft., the companies say. Jonpol has arrang…


U.S. Gold Project

Due to construction cost overruns and delays at the Tonkin Springs project near Eureka, Nev., owner U.S. Gold (NASDAQ) is experiencing significant liquidity problems. The Tonkin Springs project began …


Casa Berardi property focus of a legal dispute

News of a gold find in Douay Twp. in the Casa Berardi area of northern Quebec has created a stir in the mining industry and indirectly sparked a legal dispute. Inco (TSE), Societe d’Exploration Minier…



Westmin slaps lien on partners at Premier Gold

The new Premier Gold mine near Stewart, B.C., is producing more problems than gold for operator Westmin Resources (TSE) and joint venture partners, Pioneer Metals (TSE) and Canacord Resources (TSE). A…


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