Drilling underway on Tartan Lake joint venture
The exploration decline at Tartan Lake has now reached a distance of 2,400 ft and is at a vertical depth of 360 ft. The project, a joint venture of Granges Exploration and Abermin Corp., is reported o…
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Cominco completes drilling on vanstates gold bet
Cominco recently completed approximately 6,000 ft of drilling on its Telgar property which falls under an option agreement with Vanstates Resources. Located in Ontario’s Harker- Holloway region, the a…
Production to increase at Abcourt-Barvue mine
Production at Abcourt Mines’ Abcourt-Barvue silver-zinc mine in northwestern Quebec is planned to increase gradually to 700 tons per day in January, 1987, the company says. The mine averaged 471 tons …
People (November 24, 1986)
ARGYLL ENERGY — Gary A Tahmazian appointed chief operating officer in addition to his duties as president; James W. Beckerleg elected chairman succeeding Jack B. Whitely who has resigned as chairman …
So much for sanctions
So we impose sanctions against South Africa, (including a somewhat nonsensical ban on the import of uranium) and not long after discover we are at the moment importing a great deal more from that coun…
Midnapore pulls high grade from Kenora gold property
A high grade gold intersection has been reported by Midnapore (1979) Resources from its Crow Rock property in the Lake of the Woods area of northwestern Ontario. The third hole of a 4-hole program int…
Ushering in a new era in PGM history
There’s no denying that the events in the platinum group metal (PGM) market over the past year have been nothing short of dramatic. As a result, an important new phase in the PGM market history is bei…
A drill program has been completed by Winteroad Resources on the
Garrison Twp., Ont., gold property. The best drill section included 20.5 ft grading 0.39 oz gold per ton from a quartz carbonate breccia zone striking for at least 460 ft.
HSK Minerals finds gold values at Vigrass Lake
Anomalous gold values have been encountered by HSK Minerals on its V igrass Lake property located in Teck and Otto twps., in the Kirkland Lake area of Ontario. Assay results from a surface sampling pr…
Editorial: Debating points
From a recent address by Marshall Cohen, president, Olympia and Yo rk Enterprises, and chairman, Gulf Canada Corp. Change has become a very popular topic. Out of it all, a few central points emerge …
Editorial: Risks to mining in tax reform
Just a few days ago, the Mining Association of Canada met with Fin ance Minister Michael Wilson to set out the mining industry’s views and concerns regarding tax reform in this country, and its possib…
Bankers to decide fate of Rio’s tin project
The fate of Rio Algom Ltd.’s East Kemptville tin project is now rest ing in the hands of its bankers with a decision on its future expected in one month’s time. Continuing low prices following the col…