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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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

This is a poignant request for some information on drilling results at the Flavrian property surrounding the Win-Eldrich and Sunburst mines at Hebecourt Twp., in the Rouyn- Noranda area of Quebec. I w…

The Haileybury School of Mines will be providing training and education programs in the field of mining exploration and development, utilizing courses that are being developed, over the next year, by …

Currently studying the results of an exploration program on the former Val d’Or East Sullivan concession in Bourlamaque Twp., Denn’or Exploration is considering a second program. The company reports i…