Continuity confirmed at depth: Mimiska
Additional drilling results have been reported by Mimiska Mining (ME) from its wholly-owned Fern Elizabeth gold property in northwestern Quebec. The company says the latest results confirm the continu…
1988
High grade gold on Roxy zone
Drilling is continuing on the Roxy zone where several drill holes have intersected high grade gold values across wide widths, Golden Rule Resources (TSE) says. Operated by Saskatchewan Mining Developm…
MacDonald Mines regains shares in Gallen mine
A group of shareholders representing more than 10% of the issued shares of COATS-listed MacDonald Mines is trying to breathe new life into the mining company. At a recent meeting in Montreal, the comp…
Books in Review North American gold stocks book (September 05, 1988)
Buying and selling North American gold stocks holds the excitement, fascination and profit-potential of investing in other forms of gold, but with the measured prudence and rational decision-making re…
High River acquires 20% of Nor-Acme Mns.
A. L. Parres, president of Nor- Acme Gold Mines (TSE), has agreed to sell his shareholdings in the company to High River Resources (VSE) of Vancouver, the company said recently. Parres currently holds…
Yukon busy at ex-producer in Slocan mining district
Exploration of the old underground workings at Yukon Minerals’ (ASE) Senator gold/silver claims near Slocan, B.C. is scheduled to begin almost immediately, the company said recently. Located 8 km sout…
Reynolds gold mine expansion
Reynolds Metals Company recently announced a planned expansion of the Boddington Gold mine in Western Australia to double its original processing capacity, making it the largest gold mine in Australia…
Gaming still No 1 in Nevada but mining only game in Elko
Gaming is still Nevada’s largest industry and probably always will be. But it’s certainly not the mainstay of Elko anymore where legalized gambling began nearly a half century ago. Several new gold mi…
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Over the nex t few years, Canada’s 70 gold producing mines will be joined by at least 10 major new producers and a handful of smaller ones. If gold prices remain high ($530(C) per oz at presstime), th…
Profile ALL THE RIAGHT MOVES
Toronto’s fashionable Yorkville district is the last place you would expect to find a down-to-earth mining man. The chic ambience and elegant designer boutiques seem more geared towards the leggy, asp…
Specs WANNA RAISE?
When you want to ventilate the deepest levels of a mine or when you’re in charge of mining the highest-grade uranium deposit in the world, you’re pretty well limited to one kind of machine to get the …
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
Busy Little Bacteria II: One way to deal with ores which contain gold trapped in the crystal lattice of arsenopyrite is to feed it to microscopic bacteria. These little microbes oxidize the sulphides,…