Editorial: Geologists are too tough
A totally unsubstantiated report, just now surfacing, has it that several years ago in the jungles of Java, two geologists lowered into an old mine to check it out were eaten by a 40-ft python lurking…
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The first six months of 1986 were disappointing for Colonial Oil
Oil and gas production revenues were down 49% to $3.5 million, natural gas production was down 42% to 1.1 billion cu ft and crude oil production was off to 25,000 bbl compared with 31,000 bbl for the …
Silvera Resources reports gold mineralization has been intersected
drilling on the Anton property, near the Tillicum mine in British Columbia, with a mineralized zone carrying anomalous gold values over substantial widths. The company says it is preparing for an imme…
A working option has been obtained by Dawson Eldorado Mines to
of the Caribou mineral lease in its Keno project in the Mayo mining district of the Yukon Territory. The company has the right to mine a 5-ft-wide vein that was discovered during this summer’s explora…
Queries: Flin Flon now among assets of Saskatchewan-based Vista
Have you any updated information on Flin Flon Mines since it went into receivership last year.? J.C., East Rutherford, N.J. As you know, operations at the gold mine and mill complex of Flin Flon M…
Northumberland sparks revival of gold mining in Maritimes
The revival of gold mining in Nova Scotia is gaining momentum, with a big assist from Northumberland Mines, a junior company with a TSE listing that has been hard at work in that province since 1980. …
Toronto Stock Exchange : Golds rule the roost with impressive
Trading in mining shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange has taken huge leaps this past September both in terms of dollar value and volume of shares traded. Dollar value traded in mining shares increase…
Automation symposium (October 13, 1986)
In Sudbury, Ont., on Oct. 15-16 the Ontario Centre for Resource Machinery Technology, in association with several mining and high- tech organizations, will host A Symposium on Applications of Automati…
Florida Canyon starts up first of three for Pegasus
With the startup of the Florida Canyon mine, the first of three new mines planned within the next several months, Pegasus Gold is well on its way to meeting its scheduled annual production rate of 270…
Feasibility at Golden Pond
A production feasibility study is under way on the Golden Pond proje ct held by Inco Ltd. (60%) and Golden Knight Resources (40%). Located in Casa Berardi Twp., the property hosts a drill- indicated g…
Viscount moves ahead on underground work
Reporting progress on their Greenwood, B.C. gold property, Viscount Resources and Skylark Resources say they have completed a 585-ft underground decline on the H zone orebody. Also completed are a cro…
Calgary-based Canu Resources and Ican Resources of Vancouver have
an amalgamation into a new company operating under the name Ican Minerals. The purpose of the merger is to consolidate the two companies’ interests in the Blue Dog and Almaden mine properties in Idaho…