Core Shack ANOTHER LA RONGE PRODUCER
Located 75 miles north of La Ronge, Sask., the Rod gold deposit hosts proven and probable ore reserves of 626,928 tons grading 0.386 oz gold per ton in a quartz vein within a shear zone. The deposit, …
1988
CORONA’S NEVADA GOLD A clean heap leacher comes on-stream
The state of Nevada is widely Tknown as a gaming mecca. It’s Talso a magnet for gamblers of another sort — gold explorationists. For example, since 1979, at least 30 heap leach gold mines have been p…
THE RISE OF CORONA
The Corona Corp. of today is the Tcreation of two very different people : Murray Pezim, Canada’s best-known and most flamboyant promoter, and Ned Goodman, a financier with practically no public profi…
50 Years Ago THE NORTHERN MINER SISCOE DRILLS OFF 19TH LEVEL
Siscoe Gold Mines is embarking on a large and exhaustive campaign of diamond drilling on the 19th level at a depth of 2,475 ft, The Northern Miner learned on a recent visit to the property. The main s…
50 Years Ago BIG GAIN IN GOLD IN ONTARIO
Ontario gold production made a gain of $8,156,735 in the first nine months of 1938, compared with the first three quarters of 1937. The amount produced in the period was $75,220,595. The Porcupine bel…
What’s New THE FINNISH LINE
Normet Canada Another Finnish mining equipment manufacturer has set up shop in Canada. The latest company to be welcomed to Sudbury, Ont. is Normet Industries Canada, whose Finn parent has manufacture…
Cross-Cuts ARCTIC ANXIETY
Climatologists have been building sophisticated computer models for several years now, trying to predict the effect the exhaust from cars and industrial processes will have on the global climate in ye…
THE PRESSURE IS ON
More money is being spent on rock mechanics research than ever before. The Mining Research Directorate in Ontario estimates there is $100 million being spent in Canada this year and about $20 million…
50 Years Ago EMERGENCY POWERS AN IRRITANT
The emergency powers under which U.S. President Roosevelt, if he desires, can revalue the American dollar down to 50 from its present 59.1 mark, expire June 30. The Wall Street Journal editorially d…
Investment Comment Junior gold producers evaluation
The Canadian gold mining industry today offers investors a broad spectrum of choices from senior gold producers to emerging junior gold producing companies Emerging junior gold companies are companies…
Northgate sifting through its expanding portfolio
One of the most active investors in the Canadian mining industry is preparing to embark on a period of self analysis. After a $100-million shopping binge in which it picked up minority interests in ni…
Alberta Stock Exchange Volumes much higher
A strengthening in the price of gold was accompanied this week by renewed interest in a number of Alberta issues. American Ore Ltd. was the volume leader with 493,300 shares following the release of d…