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Greenstone busy at Millie Mack

Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (TSE) has started a $1.3- million exploration program on its Millie Mack gold-silver property in British Columbia. The 3,200-acre Millie Mack property is 18 miles ea…


Ronrico/Louvicourt in metals venture

Partners Ronrico Explorations (VSE) and Louvicourt Gold Mines (COATS) are planning to explore for a base metals deposit on the untested northern two-thirds of the Simkar property east of Val d’Or, Que…


Malartic acquires Congress mine from Echo Bay

Seeking a foothold in the U.S., Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (VSE) of Toronto has acquired the Congress gold mine in Arizona from Echo Bay Minerals (TSE). The deal gives Echo Bay 400,000 Malartic commo…



Iron and steel conference

The International Iron and Steel Institute will hold its annual conference in Berlin, West Germany, on Oct 1-4, 1989. Discussions will include the world economy in the year 2000, steel in the urban en…


Profile A NOSE FOR MINES

Before radar, the skippers of west-coast seiners were adept at finding safe harbor in impenetrable fog. Bern Brynelsen remembers one such seaman, for whom he packed salmon. Time and again he was deepl…


Flowsheet A YELLOWCAKE RECIPE

Half a billion dollars was spent Hbringing into production the HKey Lake uranium complex in northern Saskatchewan. A large proprortion of that went into the mill — a first-class structure if ever the…



RTZ shareholders approve BP deal

The Shareholders of Britain’s giant RTZ Corp. have approved the $4.3-billion(US) purchase of minerals assets being sold by British Petroleum Co. PLC. RTZ says it expects to complete payment for most o…


People (July 03, 1989)

REYNOLDS METALS — Raymond E. Irwin appointed regional exploration manager for the western United States.


Freewest options Vauquelin claims

Montreal-based Freewest Resources (ME) recently optioned a 27 claim property located on the eastern boundary of Louvicourt Twp. near Val d’Or, Que. Freewest has agreed, subject to regulatory approval,…


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