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Rio Algom (TSE) has declared a semi-annual dividend of 52.5 cents , an increase of 10 cents , on its common shares, payable Dec 4 to shareholders of record Nov 10.

Junior Ressources Orient (ME) has purchased 15 claims in Grevet Twp., near Matagami, Que., in return for 250,000 company shares. The claims lie about 2.5 miles southwest of the VSM/Serem Quebec polyme…

Arcus and the University of Lulea, Sweden, are inviting speakers and delegates to the first Swedish international exhibition on arctic airport and high technology in winter climate. The show and confe…

Evaluating a mass of recent drill results from the New World gold- silver-copper property in Montana will be a welcome task for partners Crown Butte Resources (VSE) and Noranda Inc. (TSE) this winter….

A subsidiary of Montreal-based St. Genevieve Resources (TSE) has agreed to earn a 50% interest in the southern half of a Val d’Or, Que., area copper project held by Wrightbar Mines (ME). Situated in B…

To find some of LAC Minerals (TSE) recent exploration highlights, you have to look to South America, specifically southern Chile, where the company’s Toqui zinc mine is. When The Northern Miner tried …

Senior golds continued to make healthy gains, leading the composite index to a 16.97-point gain on Nov 1. The gold and silver index advanced 83 points to close at 6571.44 points — up more than 8% thi…

Drilling is under way on two exploration projects in Quebec, Minefinders Corp. (VSE) reports. Drilling on two other Quebec properties is scheduled to commence before the end of the year. An $800,000…

Major North American gold company Corona Corp. (TSE) is determined to retain its status as a low-cost producer, either through the discovery of new properties or the acquisition of other low-cost prod…

The decline in investor confidence, combined with a marked drop in gold prices, has taken the steam out of exploration and development activities in the Timmins camp — Canada’s most prolific mining c…

Flow-through funding may have dried up considerably, but exploration in Quebec was still at a very high level during 1989. Gold, base metals, nickel and even graphite have raised the interest of inves…

The trouble with the Louvicourt Twp. exploration camp east of Val d’Or, Que., is that the emphasis has always been on gold, says prospector Jack Stoch. The Globex Mining (ME) president was referring t…