Star Lake mine pours first gold
After a 50-year absence, primary gold production has returned to Saskatchewan. In January, the Star Lake gold mine poured its first gold bar, weighing in at 712 oz. The bar had a value of $350,000. Sh…
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Teck Chairman wins B.C. Chamber award
Two awards were presented at the B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines annual meeting, one to Dr N. B. Keevil Sr and the other to James McDougall, for their contribution to the province’s mining industry. Mr …
Savanna/Bow Valley Courageous Lake bet
A joint venture agreement has been reached between Courageous Exploration and Bow Valley Industries. Courageous is held 65% by Savana Resources and 35% by American Chromium Ltd. Under the terms of th…
Durham to acquire Oakwood shares
Durham Resources has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to acquire 1,292,735 common and 438,725 Class A shares of Oakwood Petroleums from Brian S. Ekstrom, Oakwood’s president and chief executive …
Marker to drill Twin Lake zone
Diamond drilling is scheduled for this month on the Twin Lake shear zone in the Flin Flon area of Manitoba by Alberta-listed Marker Resources. Crews are currently evaluating the target area which is m…
Granges options Casa Berardi bet
The 200-claim property of Ram Petroleums in Puiseaux and Brouillan twps. in the Casa Berardi area of Quebec, has been optioned to Granges Exploration. Granges expects to start a diamond drill program …
Dundee/NAR results from Vezza property
Several encouraging intersections have been completed by partners, Kennco Explorations, North American Rare Metals and Dundee-Palliser Resources on a 203-claim property in Vezza Twp., Que. Located app…
Golden Rock drills near Chibougamau (February 09, 1987)
Golden Rock Explorations has put three drill rigs to work on its Chibougamau property in northwestern Quebec following a financing that raised more than $2 million. The company says six holes have cut…
Two rigs at work on Novamin ground
Based on 15 intersections from the Tonawanda property in northwestern Quebec, Novamin Resources has determined that the newly discovered zone has an average grade of 0.25 oz gold per ton across 9.9 ft…
Neomar, Barrick, Roy-L: agreement in principle
An agreement in principle has been arranged among Toronto-listed Neomar Resources and American Barrick Resources Corp. and the Roy-L Group of companies, which is controlled by Joseph L. Rotman. The ar…
New Beginnings gets funds for exploration
A $1-million flow-through- share-funded exploration program will be conducted this year on two properties held by New Beginnings Resources. At the 59-claim Oskabukuta property east of Hemlo, Ont., New…
Obituary (February 09, 1987)
Henry L. Hill, a prominent consulting engineer and past president of the B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines, died recently in Vancouver in his 80th year. He founded his own consulting firm in 1944 and reti…