Obituary Charles Dudley Robbins, Jr.
Charles D. Robbins, a well- known mining developer and promoter, died recently at Beloeil, Que., at age 65. He came to Canada from Maine in 1952, and after a short period with a brokerage firm in Mont…
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Jascan, Scotia Prime to go underground
Two companies with plans for underground programs within the next six months are Jascan Resources (ASE) of Toronto and Scotia Prime Resources of Halifax. Jascan is drilling the Dufferin Mine property …
Star One begins program across border From Premier Gold
Directly across the border from the Premier Gold project north of Stewart, Star One Resources (VSE) is under way with Phase I of a 2-stage exploration program on its 144-claim Mineral Hill property in…
Augmitto financing
Private placements totalling $8 million have been completed by Augmitto Explorations (TSE). The company placed three million Class A special shares at $1.80 per share with European investors. Another …
Editorial Platinum coin a spur to exploration
On the face of it, the Royal Canadian Mint’s recent decision to add platinum Maple Leaf and silver Maple Leaf coins to its already highly-successful Maple Leaf investment-vehicle gold coins, seems fai…
Sharp increase in quarterly profit for Noranda Inc.
Earnings for Noranda Inc. (TSE) continue to sparkle. The resources giant recorded a second-quarter net income of $186 million on total revenue of $2.3 billion, compared with $103 million on revenue of…
Santana to test airborne gas detector over Nevada
Explorationists may soon have at their disposal a powerful new method of remotely detecting mineral deposits. The instrumentation is being developed by Skyborne Exploration Canada, which is 51%- held …
Underground program for Tully project Frankfield-Intex
A follow-up development program, expected to cost upwards of $3 million, is getting under way at the Tully Twp. gold property of Frankfield Explorations (ASE) (36.4%) and Intex Mining (ASE) (63.6%) in…
Bralorne gold property nears feasibility stage
A $3.1-million exploration program aimed at advancing the Bralorne gold mine property of Golden North Resource Corp. (TSE) and Imperial Metals (TSE) to the production feasibility stage by year-end is …
News inBrief (July 25, 1988)
Triple M Mining Corp. has changed its name to S. E. Storage Express (International) Ltd. (sxe:vse) on a share-for-share basis.
Lord River reports encouraging assays from Nevada bet
Assays of up to 0.161 oz gold per ton over 35 ft were recently reported by Lord River Gold Mines (VSE) from a Phase I drill program on the Trout Creek property located at the south end of the Carlin T…
$420 million (US) Cominco project Grade makes Red Dog viable
About 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle and just a short flight to Alaska’s border with the Soviet Union, Cominco Ltd. (TSE) is rapidly developing its Red Dog mine, the largest and richest zinc dis…