Hardrock drilling cuts quartz vein
The first hole of this year’s diamond drilling project encountered a 12-ft-wide quartz vein on its property near Geraldton Ont., reports Hardrock Extensions President S. M. Malouf. The quartz vein exh…
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Tonnage, grade increases on Eureka B.C project.
Eureka Resources reports an independent evaluation of 1986 exploration results on the company’s Frasergold precious metals project in central B.C. has confirmed upgrading of results and tonnage and gr…
News in Brief (February 09, 1987)
Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines has arranged financing for $3.1 million via an issue of flow-through shares to two funds in Quebec. The funds will finance exploration in the company’s Orion property in Qu…
Montreal Exchange Vior jumps by 50%
Tight-lipped Sigma Mines permitted Vior to release results of a super hole drilled on Vior’s Ligneris Twp. property. Hole 73 cut 40 ft grading 0.35 oz gold per ton, although results from some check as…
Gold production 480,000 oz for Echo Bay Mines in 1987
With 480,000 oz of gold estimated to be produced this year, output has more than quadrupled for Edmonton-based Echo Bay Mines from the 118,000 oz poured back in 1983 from its then-only gold mining ope…
Murray Pezim believed out to regain Corona
The man who financed International Corona and through it the discovery of the Hemlo gold camp wants his money back. Murray Pezim has gone public about a rift with Corona Chairman Peter Steen and he ma…
Northair drilling `Spectacular’ intersection
Recent drill results from Northair Mines’ Willa gold project in southeastern B.C. included one spectacular intersection grading 1.4 oz over 59 ft. According to Donald A. McLeod, president, check assay…
Vault drops plan on Mali gold bet (February 09, 1987)
Vault Explorations has dropped plans to acquire a 48% interest in a gold concession in Mali. The company’s stock was halted by the superintendent of brokers office Jan 9, and it was asked to provide d…
Chevron and Stroud stepouts cut new zone on Hislop claims
Drilling by equal partners Stroud Resources and Chevron Minerals has intersected gold mineralization 1,600 ft northwest of known mineralization on the Hislop property near Ramore, Ont. Located northwe…
Casa Berardi drilling for Honcho, Baden
Two closely associated companies in the I.C. Christopher camp — Honcho Gold Mines and Baden Explorations — have reached an agreement with Beaufield Resources Inc. which will see the latter carry out…
Partners reviewing Golden Pond study
The Golden Pond feasibility study has been completed by Inco Ltd. and is being reviewed by the project partners, an Inco spokesman tells The Northern Miner. The Golden Pond project, located in Casa Be…
Three major thrusts by Inco Limited on polution control
Inco Ltd. says work will continue during 1987 on three major activities involved in the development and testing of new processes to further reduce sulphur dioxide emissions from its Sudbury, Ont., sme…