D. K. Platinum Corp.
D. K. Platinum Corp. is establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary based in the Channel Islands to facilitate and supervise the company’s international business operations, reports President Brian Gorval….
1987
Honcho exploring gold play at Timmins
Vancouver-listed Honcho Gold Mines is taking on an interesting gold bet in the bustling Timmins area. It’s a 22-claim block in Bristol Twp. acquired from well-known local prospector R. E. Allerston, P…
Better times return for base metals
The outlook for base metals indicates sustained higher prices and company profit levels not seen since the early 1980s, Nesbitt Thomson Deacon states in a report titled The Revival of Base Metals. “Th…
Canhorn gets option on Falconbridge bet
Canhorn Mining Corp. has acquired an option to earn a 45% interest in four claims adjoining the company’s Nickel Offsets property near Sudbury, Ont. Falconbridge Ltd. vended the claims to Canhorn for …
Windflower extends zone on B.C. Goldfinch prospect
Drilling has extended the high grade East zone at Windflower Mining’s Goldfinch property near Revelstoke, B.C. The property falls under an option agreement with Granges Exploration, the operator for t…
Greenstone pleased at Gwillim project
Encouraging results continue to come from the Gwillim gold property near Chibougamau, Que., partners Greenstone Resources, Muscocho Explorations and Flanagan McAdam Resources say. The two latter compa…
Bioleaching gold process considered an alternative
A bioleaching process developed by Giant Bay Resources for treating refractory gold ores can be considered an “attractive alternative” to roasting or pressure oxidation as process alternatives for the…
Argentex concludes exploration deals
An agreement has been reached between Argentex Resources and Lenora Explorations whereby Argentex can earn a 49% interest in Lenora’s 5-claim property in Black Twp., in the district of Timiskaming, On…
Obituary Harry Bell
Harry Bell, a long-time mine recorder for the Ontario government, has died at his home at Mine Centre, Ont., at the age of 71. Born in Toronto, Mr Bell moved to Mine Centre in 1936, where he was an as…
Prospector award
Winner of this year’s “Prospector of the Year award from the Quebec Prospectors Association is Denis Francoeur and his team from Noranda Exploration. The award was presented for two discoveries in nor…
People (September 28, 1987)
Denison Mines — Andrew Rickaby will be moving to Toronto as vice-president mining; Colin Benner will become vice-president Elliot Lake operations; Fergus Kerr is promoted to general manager Elliot La…
EDITORIAL Protectionism self-defeating
Wiser heads are appearing in the U.S., though they are seemingly not prevailing, concerning the issue of protectionism, a mood in that country that is seriously threatening the possibility of a free t…