1997

Six trailblazers inducted into Mining Hall of Fame

Six mining pioneers will be inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame at its annual dinner, to be held Jan. 21, 1998 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.Founded in 1987, the Canadian Mining Hall o…


Dynacor drills Siscoe property

Assays are awaited from the first stage of a drilling program completed by Dynacor Mines (DYN-M) at the Siscoe property, a former gold producer in the Val d’Or mining camp of northwestern Quebec.The $…






Stillwater to test mine potential of East Boulder

Colorado-based Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) plans to drive an 18,500-ft.tunnel to provide exploration access to the J-M reef at its East Boulder project, 13 miles west of its namesake mine near Nye, Mont…


BHP comes full circle at Cannington

At the turn of the century, Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) was operating the world’s largest silver mine — its namesake deposit at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. With a new century on th…


Mar-West picks up gold concession

Junior Mar-West Resources (MRS-V) has received title to the Jutiapa II concession in Guatemala.The 3,900-ha concession is 4 km from the Pan-American Highway in the southeastern part of the Central Ame…


Twin Gold weighs bio-ox offers for Atlanta mine

With a view to advancing its Atlanta gold project in southwestern Idaho, Twin Gold (TWG-T) has signed confidentiality agreements with two companies specializing in bio-oxidation technology.Atlanta, a …


Yemeni project employs heavy mineral concentrates

Work in northern Yemen by Canadian Mountain Minerals (CYM-A) and Goldtex Resources (GXR-A) is proving to be a successful demonstration of the use of heavy-mineral concentrates to provide effective geo…


Orvana weighs options for Don Mario

To go it alone or form a partnership. That is the question, for Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) at its Don Mario gold-copper deposit in eastern Bolivia.Negotiations aimed at evaluating and developing the depo…


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