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Tashota Nipigon, Quinteko invest in McWatters bet

McAdam Resources has invited Tashota Nipigon Mines and Quinteko Resources to each earn a 25% interest in McAdam’s right to earn a 100% interest in the McWatters gold property in northwestern Quebec. B…


Golden Star’s Omai optioned by Placer

A joint venture proposal, made by Placer Development, has been accepted by Golden Star Resources, the company says. Golden Star controls the Omai gold deposit in Guyana, South America. The Placer deal…


Obituary Campbell Barrett

Campbell Barrett, a mechanical engineer who worked both in mining and in government and was a pioneer in enforcing mechanical safety standards in the mines of Ontario, has died, in Toronto, at age 76….



Metal Snips (January 05, 1987)

Canadian production of refined copper in September increased to 47,014 tonnes from 42,040 tonnes in September, 1985. Primary copper production decreased to 62,702 tonnes from 63,570 tonnes. Gold produ…


Teeshin Resources arranges funding

Further funding has been arranged by Teeshin Resources for exploration work at its Dome Mountain gold-silver project near Smithers, B.C., reports its president, Stafford Kelley. The company has a comm…


Mineral processors to hold conference

The Canadian mineral processors division of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, (CIM), will hold an operators conference in Ottawa, Jan 20-22. The conference is being sponsored by the Can…


People (January 05, 1987)

Canadian Occidental Petroleum – Jerry R. Wright appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer.


Petromet in deal on N.S. gold bets

Under a memorandum of agreement, Petromet Resources and Greenstrike Gold Corp. will spend $300,000 each by the end of February this year on the Nova Scotia mining properties of Onitap Resources. Locat…




Uranium mine may emerge from moratorium lift

A joint venture mining group may take another look at the possibility of a new uranium mine in British Columbia, as a result of the provincial government’s lifting of its 7-year-old moratorium on uran…


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