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Exploration ’88 THE B.C. BONANZA

TOODOGGONE In terms of exploration activity, 1987 was one of the best years ever for the Toodoggone gold camp, north of Smithers, B.C. Much of the work was flow-through-funded, which obviously will pl…


Exploration ’88 NEWMONT

Newmont Exploration of Canada has budgeted $6.3 million for exploration in 1988. However, another nearly $4 million will be contributed by joint-venture companies on Newmont-managed ground, bringing t…


Suppliers Notes

Outokumpu Equipment of Canada has been appointed the agent in Canada for the industrial line of products manufactured by Berthold of West Germany. ** Products include density gauges, level measurement…


Exploration ’88 CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS

Consolidated Gold Fields of London, England conducts exploration in North America through two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Gold Fields Canadian Mining in Canada and Gold Fields Mining Corp. in the U.S…



THE WHITE KNIGHTS Beware of PGMs and Pt-Pd Ratios

The buzz of activity in platinum exploration has created some confusion among investors. Assays are often reported as “pgms per ton.” That means all six of the platinum group metals (or pgms) containe…


What’s New SHAKE ‘N BAKE

LEP Chemical, a major chemical manufacturer in the United Kingdom, has come up with a rather remarkable solution to the time-consuming problem of repairing conveyor belts which develop tears and rips …


Law PROPERTY RIGHTS

There comes a time in every explorationist’s life when he or she must enter upon private property. In most cases, no problems will be encountered, but every so often they are. The problem usually take…


Exploration ’88 DICKENSON

Dickenson Mines plans to spend $1.3 million on various exploration projects in 1988. This is roughly the same amount spent in 1987 and the search is again primarily for precious metals. In the Slocan …


Exploration ’88 RAYROCK

Rayrock Yellowknife Resources will spend about $3.5 million on exploration this year. Most of the money will be used in a search for precious metals, including reserve definition drilling on the Costa…


Research PACIFIC SMOKERS

The present is the key to the past. — Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Geologist Steven Scott, a professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Toronto, has one of the most exciting researc…


D’Or Val, Perron merger in works

Two Hughes-Lang companies active in northwestern Quebec, D’Or Val Mines and Perron Gold Mines, have agreed in principle to amalgamate. D’Or Val operates a producing gold mine near Val d’Or, while Perr…


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