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Crows Nest Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Canada, operates the Line Creek mine in the Elk Valley area of southeastern British Columbia. T he company also holds extensive coal rights in …

Eagle Crusher Co. of Galion, Ohio, manufactures three low-profile jaw- crushers designed for underground and open pit mining. Ranging in height from 2.2-2.9 m, they are rated at 150-400 hp respectivel…

While the Vancouver market has lost some of its earlier volatility, the over-all trend is still positive. Many investors are taking profits and this has led to some significant declines, particularly …

A proxy battle is shaping up for control of Canadian Premium Resource Corp., which now is controlled by Mahogany Minerals. A dissident shareholders’ group is soliciting proxies for a new management sl…

The 11th International Precious Metals Conference sponsored by the International Precious Metals Institute of Allentown, Pa., will be held in Brussels, June 14-18. The conference program will cover al…

A second drill has been added on the optioned New Senator property near Rouyn, Que., by Alotta Resources. So far, approximately 4,500 ft of a planned 20,000-ft drill program has been completed. Assays…

Audrey Resources has arranged financing totalling $8 million which will be used to fund exploration of the company’s Mobrun property in Quebec. Work will include additional underground evaluation, exp…

Readers will have noticed by now that our popular “Odds ‘n’ Sods” column has moved — we expect more or less permanently — to the editorial page, where it enjoys a prominence we hope it deserves. We …

With production expected from at least three mines in 1987 and a huge working capital of $40 million available, Granges Exploration is looking for at least one other precious metals acquisition. Accor…

Gold and platinum group minerals have been the two commodities to excite both mining company management and stock market followers over the past six months. Unlike some earlier booms, the market enthu…

Extensions to depth of mineralized gold showings on the Patrick zone have been identified by recent drilling on the Beauchastel Twp. property near Rouyn, Que., by Augmitto Explorations. The drilling i…

(Staff) — “A nice little mine with big potential” is the way Mine Manager Richard LaPrairie currently sees what is known here as the Hellens Eplett operation — a joint venture of Silverside Resource…