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New ore zone for Geodome at gold project in Idaho

Discovery of a new ore zone is reported by Geodome Resources at its gold project near Hailey, Idaho. The company says the new zone was discovered through its U.S. subsidiary, Sunbeam Mining Corp., as …



Obituary Played key roll in Northgate growth

A lawyer who became a top mining executive playing a key role in the growth of Northgate Exploration into a senior international mining company, George T. Smith, died in Toronto on Jan 29 at the age o…


Metals Report State ownership nothing to fear

Since metal prices collapsed in the early 1980s, North American producers have had a propensity for whining about “unfair” competition from state-owned mining companies in Third World countries. The N…


Mercator drilling base metals claims

A drill program is under way on a base metals property held under option by Mercator Resource Corp. The company is putting down two holes on the Sentinel Mountain property held under option from Texas…




Obituaries Dr James Neilson

Dr James Neilson, a consulting geological engineer and former professor of geological sciences at Queen’s University, has died in Kingston, Ont., at the age of 75. A prolific author on geological subj…


Indusmin building new silica crushing plant

Indusmin, the industrial mineral division of Falconbridge Ltd., is building a $2.5-million crusher station in St. Canut, Que., to improve the company’s position in the silica market in that province. …


Aur sees higher grades on Que. bet

Underground drilling by Aur Resources on its First Canadian property near Val d’Or has indicated grades could be significantly higher than originally estimated from surface drilling. The arithmetical …


Suspect assays reported by resurrected Carolin

Rising like a phoenix once again from its own ashes, Carolin Gold Mines is attempting yet another reincarnation. Trading activity on over-the-counter markets has picked up recently, probably in antici…


SUPPLIER’S NOTES AGV Tech

AGV Tech has opened the first commercial heat-treating facility in northern Ontario. Steelcraft Metal Heat Treating, in Sudbury, offers a complete range of serv ices including carburizing, which is d…


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