1987

In an interim report, Energex Minerals says mineral inventory on its A1 property in the Toodoggone area of B.C., now stands at approximately one million tons grading 0.20 oz gold per ton, combining po…

Evert Ross, one of the pioneer mining contractors in northwestern Quebec, and the founder of Evert Ross Ltd., of Val d’Or (now Ross-Finlay Ltd.), has died at the age of 83. An emigrant from Sweden in …

A $4 million(US) oil well being drilled by a consortium of Canadian, U.S. and Australian companies is past the 8,000-ft mark and fast approaching its target depth of 11,000 ft. The well is testing a s…

Crows Nest Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Canada, operates the Line Creek mine in the Elk Valley area of southeastern British Columbia. T he company also holds extensive coal rights in …

Eagle Crusher Co. of Galion, Ohio, manufactures three low-profile jaw- crushers designed for underground and open pit mining. Ranging in height from 2.2-2.9 m, they are rated at 150-400 hp respectivel…

Audrey Resources has arranged financing totalling $8 million which will be used to fund exploration of the company’s Mobrun property in Quebec. Work will include additional underground evaluation, exp…

Gold and platinum group minerals have been the two commodities to excite both mining company management and stock market followers over the past six months. Unlike some earlier booms, the market enthu…

A reserve inventory has been released by Skyline Explorations for its Reg property in northwestern B.C. The company describes the reserve calculation by Dr E. W. Grove as conservative and continues to…

Three gold exploration projects on which Muscocho Explorations is acting as operator are returning values that make each one of them look a cinch to carry on to the further phases of development. In f…

American Barrick is now the sole owner and operator of the Goldstrike mine in Nevada. This follows the approval by shareholders of Pancana Minerals of a plan of arrangement which results in Pancana be…

The bull was a bit grumpy this week as prices slipped following two straight weeks of gains into uncharted territories. Analysts are predicting a correction of about 10% is in the works, but they add …

A unique and rapid sampling- assaying device known as the Mineral Analysis Probe (MAP) is proving a boon to the exploration-development program under way at the Hellens Eplett silver mine at Cobalt. D…