Winteroad plan
A new drilling program is scheduled by Winteroad Resources on its Garrison Twp., Ont., property to test the down-dip extension and to extend the strike length of the gold- bearing zone identified by t…
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Queries Myriad dropped mining interests
I am a long-term subscriber who depends on the stock exchange tables in The Northern Miner. I am somewhat distressed that the Vancouver Stock Exchange list in The Miner still (as of May 25) does not i…
Northgate recovers from labor pains
A month-long strike, which ended June 1, has taken a 6-7,000-oz bite out of Northgate Explorations’ projected gold output for 1987. But it has also added $1.21 to the pay cheques of about 500 hourly p…
Gold recoveries at record levels for Wharf Resources
In the first quarter, the South Dakota gold properties of Wharf Resources operated at record levels, says its chairman, Alan Farmer. During the winter period some 4,356 oz of gold was recovered by tre…
New process for gold recoveries at calcine dump
An executive of an Australian company which claims to have discovered a process which will significantly improve gold recoveries from calcine dumps, will be in Canada early next month intending to ide…
Sullivan Mines target of St. Genevieve offer
A takeover bid has been made by St. Genevieve Resources for control of one of Quebec’s most famous and respected mining companies. The Montreal-based junior exploration company is offering $6.62 per s…
Abitibi receiving exploration funds
Abitibi Resources will receive between $1 million and $2 million for exploration work on properties, including the company’s Recher- Casa Berardi property, under an agreement signed with Sofimines 198…
Franco-Nevada sale likely after Carlin gold success
A recent decision by the directors of Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining Corp. to transfer all of its non-producing assets to a new sister company, means that Franco-Nevada is up for sale next year. A…
EDITORIAL Mining has a story to tell
The following is from a recent speech by W. R. A. Aitken, executive vice-president, Inco Ltd., to the Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario, We need to get people excited about the (minin…
Lac denies rumor
Ian Hamilton, senior vice-president and general counsel for Lac Minerals says there is no truth to a suggestion that Lac has an interest in Scintilore Explorations. A street rumor reported in the stoc…
Kerr set to work on Argyle bet
Work should begin this month on Argyle Ventures’ Tom Fox Lake gold prospect in Northern Ontario. The property falls under an option agreement with Kerr Addison Mines which can earn a 51% interest for …
Letters to the Editor Labrador Trough clarification
We read with interest your report in the May 18 issue concerning three properties in the Labrador Trough area of Quebec optioned to Outland Resources. Since the article cites work carried out by the Q…