EDITOR’S NOTE Poor Saskatchewan
Pity poor Saskatchewan. Blessed with prime farmland, plentiful oil and gas reserves, huge deposits of uranium and enough potash to last a thousand years, it’s nevertheless having trouble making ends m…
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Nor-Quest eyes Costa Rican gold
An agreement to explore and purchase a mining concession 8 sq km in size in the Juntas area of Costa Rica has been entered into by Nor-Quest Resources. Under the direction of Tim Coates, the company’s…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES M&I Door Systems
Copper Cliff Door Manufacturing, which provides the mining sector wit h custom-designed door systems, has changed its name to M & I Door Systems. The company has also moved to a larger quarters in Bar…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES Davis Controls
Toronto-based Davis Controls has appointed several new distributors w ho will handle its lines of instrumentation and control equipment in British Columbia. From its technical centre in Edmonton, Alta…
50 YEARS AGO — JUNE, 1937 — Granby Mill starts at Allenby
The production of copper concentrate at the Allenby plant of Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co. was resumed last week after several years of idleness. The first ore train started from …
50 YEARS AGO — JUNE, 1937 — FLAVRIAN LAKE HAS NEW FIND
A new gold find has been made by Flavrian Lake Gold Mines in Duprat township, Que., The Northern Miner is informed. First character samples of well mineralized rhyolite assayed $7.35 and $11.55 per to…
50 YEARS AGO — JUNE, 1937 — New Ribago Mine Opening New
The program of surface exploration started about a month ago at the Rouyn, Que., property of New Ribago Mines has resulted in the discovery of several quartz veins which are now being opened up. Repri…
50 YEARS AGO — JUNE, 1937 — 300 Men to be placed on geological
Fifty-two survey and exploratory parties will be placed in the field this year by the Mines and Geology Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources, Ottawa. Fifty-one of these will be engaged in g…
Newhawk issue raises over $4m.
Newhawk Gold Mines reports it has completed a private placement of one million units, through Richardson Greenshields of Canada (U.K.) as exclusive agent. Each unit consists of one Newhawk share and …
3.5-million program for Silver Century
“There is no better place to look for ore than right in your own back yard,” says Paul Penna, who is arranging $3.5-$4 million in new financing for a new underground program at the Cobalt area silver …
50 YEARS AGO — JUNE, 1937 — Senator-Rouyn has good holes
Encouraging results have been had in the extensive drilling campaign underway at the Rouyn, Que., property of Senator-Rouyn Ltd., according to W. A. Gamble who is in charge of operations. Interesting …
ON THE MOVE International Association of Engineering Geology (June 01, 1987)
Dr Owen White, of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has been elected to a 4-year term as president of the International Association of Engineering Geology. The iaeg is an associat…