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Sharpe options its claims to Stratmin

Sharpe Energy & Resources has entered into an agreement with Stratmin Resources. Under the terms of the deal, Stratmin will spend $175,000 on Sharpe’s 47 claims in Aloigny Twp., Que., in order to earn…


Gunsteel looks to restart nugget gold production

Gunsteel Resources — says the underground exploration program at its Nugget gold property near Salmo, B.C., is progressing with very positive results. The present work is being concentrated in the ar…


Letters to the Editor Animals in mines?

A recent lunch time conversation turned to the use of horses, mules and donkeys in underground mining. The Wabana mine in Newfoundland certainly used animals underground, and I personally observed hor…



Pure Gold drilling at Keezhik

The first drill hole completed by Pure Gold Resources on the company’s Keezhik Lake property has intersected gold mineralization. Hole KL-86-1 cut 6.6 ft grading 0.375 oz gold per ton from 114.8 ft-12…


Ketza River royalty goes to Canamax

Canamax Resources plans to pay more than $3 million for the 20% net profits interest held by Ketza River Mines on Canamax’s Ketza River property in the Yukon. The royalty was acquired by purchasing a …


McGill seminar, mineral evaluation

A seminar on mineral project evaluation techniques and applications will be held Feb 9-20 at McGill University, Montreal, by the university’s department of mining and metallurgical engineering. It is …


Duration prospectus filed with exchange

A preliminary exchange offering prospectus has been filed by Duration Mines with the Toronto Stock Exchange. The offering, for 400,000 common shares, will be made through the TSE on a day to be determ…



Editorial Image takes a back seat to survival

Some years ago, when the mining industry was in a much healthier s tate and had more time and money, it spent quite a bit more of both in considerations of public relations. A much-misused and frequen…


90 barrels shipped from nation’s first oil mine

It cost $50,000 a bbl — about twice the cost of a barrel from the Beaufort Sea or the Arctic Islands — but Devran Petroleum and Shell Canada have made their first shipment of oil from a unique under…


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