1991

It’s a mere printed line on a claims map and no more than a surveyed picket line in the bush, yet it represents the division between the Bousquet No. 2 mine of LAC Minerals (TSE) and the LaRonde mine …

Second in longevity among the troika of classic mines started by Dome Mines and Campbell Red Lake Mines in eastern Canada, the Sigma mine in Val d’Or, Que., is a creature of contrasts. The Placer Dome…

Activity in the Mishibishu Lake area of northern Ontario has come to a virtual standstill over the past year, following a string of disappointments for the area’s two major players, Central Crude (TSE…

Three studies published by Roskill Information Services of London look at the fortunes of the industrial minerals magnesium, kaolin and natural graphite. Magnesium, according to Roskill, always genera…

R. MacDonald appointed chief financial officer and senior vice-president, finance.

The third annual Canadian conference on markets for industrial minerals, Industrial Minerals ’91, scheduled for Oct. 22-23 at Toronto’s King Edward Hotel, will include a presentation of interest to co…

Toronto-based Denison Mines (TSE) recently completed the sale of a 12.6% interest in the Casablanca oilfield offshore Spain for US$15.5 million. However, even though Denison expects to receive an addi…

Karl Springer, renowned prospector and aviator, died recently in Toronto. He was 92. As a founding member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in 1932 and later as one of the group’…

Limited continuity in the Cliff Creek zone at the Lawyers mine in north-central British Columbia has forced owner Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) to lower its ore reserves once again. Paul Savoy, president of …

Under a letter of intent with International Lornex, a private British Columbia company, Westaurum Industries (ASE) will acquire interests in several established copper deposits in northern British Col…

Partners Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) expect the capital cost of developing their Louvicourt Twp. massive sulphide deposit east of Val d’Or, Que., to be well over $300 million….

As most miners have shelved their exploration plans during this recession, Crown Resources remains steadfast in its search for gold. Rain or shine, field geologists, who hold stock options in the comp…