“What’s after gold?” theme of PDA
It’s that time again — or almost. The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is gearing up once more for its annual convention, billed as Canada’s largest mineral industry gathering. It sta…
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Radisson finds new gold zone on Douay ground
Radisson Mining Ressources says it has discovered a new gold-bearing zone on its Douay property in northwestern Quebec’s Casa Berardi area. A diamond drill hole located near the centre of the property…
Letters to the Editor Defends Haileybury
The Northern Miner some months ago carried a letter from Ken Swanson, who describes the merits of Cambrian College. A subsequent letter from A. D. Hellens, presented the outstanding credentials and ac…
Search for King Sol’s mine
Some people dream of waking one morning to find a million dollars on their doorstep. Others buy expensive advice on how to pick lottery numbers. And yet others, a little more daring and, needless to s…
PDA managing appoints managing director
Alan Bossin, 35, a lawyer and former legal counsel with the Insurance Bureau of Canada, has been appointed managing director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Mr Bossin replaces…
Westfield/Northern Dynasty start Pickle Lake drilling
A minimum 7,000-ft diamond drill program is under way by Westfield Minerals and Northern Dynasty Explorations on two properties in the Pickle Lake district of northern Ontario. At least four separate …
Nexus spending to soar on St. Joe Red Lake bet
Mine finding — like development — is capital intensive and the availability of exploration funding has always been a key ingredient in discovering new mines. Today that funding is often provided by …
Sherrgold and MMR plan Manitoba exploration blitz
Exploration in the Lynn Lake, Man., area is expected to heat up this year following a concerted effort by SherrGold Inc. and Manitoba Mineral Resources to seek more joint venture partners. The two com…
Company executive describes hole as “geologist’s dream”
A 600-ft-wide zone of strongly sericitized and sheared felsic tuffs containing 1% to 10% pyrite and, locally, visible gold, has been intersected right in the middle of Toronto-listed Wilco Mining’s 6-…
Queries From Norsemines to the Etruscans
Query: What is the latest information on Bathurst Norsemines? P. S., Toronto, Ont. Bathurst Norsemines changed its name to Etruscan Enterprises on Aug. 22, 1986. The company’s new name, explains Presi…
Magellan hits wide zone
Vancouver-listed Magellan Resources Corp. says it intersected 35 ft of 0.4-oz-gold-per-ton material in a hole put down below some old mine workings on a property in western Montana. The 36-claim South…
McChip gains option on Garrison ground
McChip Resources has obtained an option from Noranda Exploration giving McChip the right to earn up to 50% of Noranda’s interest in a property in northeastern Ontario’s Garrison Twp., north of Kirklan…