Letters to the Editor NovaGold’s fatal flaw
Leaving aside the negative impact of the Western Mining-Seabright Resources dispute, the dragged-out uncertainly over flow- through and the general skepticism over Nova Scotia gold prospects, the Nova…
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Editorial What’s in a name?
The Mining Association of Canada’s initiative in calling for a major research program to improve the management of mines’ tailings is an important one. Raising the issue and offering to pay a major pa…
Feasibility Study Near For QR Gold Deposit
A $1-million program ending in a feasibility study on the QR gold deposit near Quesnel, B.C., is scheduled for completion in early 1989 by QPX Minerals (VSE). According to Tim Ryan, president, a produ…
Quebec prospectors contemplate industry slowdown
Delegates to the annual convention of the Quebec Prospectors Association (QPA) staged here recently are preparing themselves for a period of transition after a year which saw a boom in mining explorat…
Cominco Debt Trimmed
During the first half of 1988, Cominco Ltd. (TSE) earned $78.5 million (91 cents a share) before including an extraordinary gain of $1.7 million, as compared with a profit of $25.9 million (24 cents …
Imperial puts Esso Minerals assets on sale
Imperial Oil has announced plans to sell Esso Minerals Canada so it can concentrate corporate resources on the energy related, petroleum product and chemical businesses. Esso would prefer to sell its …
McKinnon, Larche to be questioned at Lac hearing
Prospectors Donald McKinnon and John Larche are scheduled to appear at an Ontario Supreme Court hearing in which Lac Minerals (TSE) is trying to get a retrial of its court case with Corona Corp. (TSE)…
Varna encouraged by Newfoundland values
Calgary-based Varna Gold (ASE) says it has encountered some encouraging gold values at its wholly- owned Mings Bight property on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula. Following a program which included…
Teck to mine Comet-Davenport
Teck Corp. (TSE) plans to mine the Comet- Davenport property near its Afton copper mine at Kamloops, B.C. Three Vancouver-listed companies: Comet Industries, Davenport Industries and Initial Develope…
Books Mining Review
The 1988 edition of the Mining Annual Review is now available. This internationally known and respected publication offers information on metals and minerals, technical progress reports on mineral exp…
Stan West pours gold at McCabe in Arizona
First gold has been poured at Stan West Mining’s (TSE) McCabe mine, a former producer three miles west of Humboldt, Ariz. A study by the consulting firm of Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl indicates th…
Canada Tungsten ups position in Minerex
By way of private placement, Canada Tungsten Mining Corp. (TSE) has agreed to purchase additional shares and warrants of Minerex Resources (VSE) for $1.8 million. Upon completion of this transaction, …