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PRECIOUS METALS
Glenmark Capital Corp. undertook a program of packsack
drilling and rock sampling on its recently acquired Margurete
gold property. This project is within the historic Philips Arm-
Loughborough Inlet camp, which includes the past-producing
Doratha Morton, Alexandria and Loughborough gold mines.
Targets were gold-bearing quartz veins and shear zones.
POLYMETALLIC BASE AND PRECIOUS METALS
Nyrstar N.V. announced a temporary suspension of mining at
Myra Falls, beginning in June, indicating the shutdown period
would be at least six months, as critical infrastructure was in need
of maintenance and upgrades. Although work began, it was to be
suspended in the fall. On-site definition and exploration drilling
continued during the shutdown, with some success. Myra Falls
has processed more than 30 million tonnes of ore since 1966, and
discoveries of high-grade ore lenses continue.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND AGGREGATES
Investigative work relating to industrial minerals and aggre-
gates is often unpublicized, but Electra Stone Ltd. reported
that it is defining its resource at Apple Bay, a quarry that has
provided silica and alumina products to the Ashgrove Cement
Company. The project included drilling, mapping and sam-
pling. Application information requirements for the Burnco
Aggregate project (Burnco Rock Products Ltd.), a proposed
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