June 23, 1999
(Mines and Energy)
More companies benefiting from Mineral Exploration Program
Mines and Energy Minister Roger Grimes announced today more projects that are receiving funding under the new Mineral Exploration Program.
Under the Junior Company Exploration Assistance Program (JCEAP), five additional projects received funding, bringing the total to nine projects that have benefited from this initiative. The total amount of contributions is now at $623,000, with total project costs of more than $2.3 million.
The five projects are exploring in Glovers Harbor, Lush's Bight, Southeast of Buchans, and Springdale.
In addition, 26 new prospectors have received contributions under the expanded Prospectors Assistance Program, bringing the total to 80 prospectors receiving financial support. Of the $250,000 available under the program, approximately $206,000 has been allocated to prospectors.
"This is great news for the industry and certainly for those regions where the companies will be exploring. I wish these companies continued success in their exploration programs," said Mr. Grimes.
Mr. Grimes also noted that under the Prospectors Assistance Program, in cooperation with the Bay St. George Campus of the College of the North Atlantic, 26 students have successfully completed their prospectors training program earlier this month.
"The Mineral Exploration Program is helping to encourage and support mineral exploration in this province - exploration that is vital to further developments in mining in Newfoundland and Labrador," said Mr. Grimes.
Media contact: Carl Cooper, Communications, (709) 729-4890.\
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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS 1999 - 2000
Junior Company Exploration Assistance Program
| Company | Area | Project | Contribution | Project Cost |
| Major General Resources Ltd. | Springdale | Green Bay - Base Metals | $100,000 | $311,000 |
| Burin Minerals Ltd |
St. Lawrence |
Blue Beach North - Fluorspar | $100,000 |
$319,000 |
| Noveder Inc. |
Twillingate |
Wild Cove - Base Metals/Gold | $10,270 |
$27,400 |
| Altius Resources Inc. |
Long Island, G.B. |
Shamrock Project - Base Metals/Gold | $33,825 |
$94,697.50 |
| Mountain Lake Resources Inc. | South Central Nfld. | Valentine Lake - Gold | $100,000 | $330,000 |
| Major General Resources Ltd. |
King's Point - Springdale |
Hammerdown/Rumbullion - Gold |
$98,000 |
$288,000 |
| Cornerstone Resources Inc. | South of Glenwood | Paul's Pond - Gold | $16,650 | $86,600 |
| Thundermin Resources Inc. | Southeast of Buchans | Duck Pond - Base Metals | $100,000 | $676,000 |
| Altius Resources Inc. | Lockport, NDB | Lockport - Base Metals | $64,405 | $181,931.50 |
Total............................... $623,150 $2,314,629
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PROSPECTORS GRANTS
| Name | Residence |
| Graham Bishop | Corner Brook, Nfld. |
| Leroy Smith | Arnold's Cove, Nfld. |
| Paul Crocker | Cape Broyle, Nfld. |
| Roland Quinlan | Birchy Bay, Nfld. |
| Tom Lush | St. John's, Nfld. |
| Dan Kelly | Marystown, Nfld. |
| Albert Stone | Marystown, Nfld. |
Larry Quinlan |
Birchy Bay, Nfld. |
Wilbert Bailey |
Shoal Harbour, Nfld. |
Michael Basha |
Flatrock, Nfld. |
| Tony Stead | Labrador City, Nfld. |
| Patrick Connors | Labrador City, Nfld. |
| Peter Rogers | Labrador City, Nfld. |
| Ray Elliott | St. Anthony, Nfld. |
| Roy French | Carbonear, Nfld. |
| Steve Baldwin | Gander, Nfld. |
| Thoman Gosine | Mount Pearl, Nfld. |
| Tony Hawco | Mount Pearl, Nfld. |
| Leonard Muise | Stephenville, Nfld. |
| Alexander Stares | Benton, Nfld. |
| Donald Cormier | Stephenville, Nfld. |
| Carl Wade | Gambo, Nfld. |
| Calvin Pottle | Whiteway, Nfld. |
| Barry Sparkes | Glovertown, Nfld. |
Bill Power |
New Perlican, Nfld. |
Brian McGrath |
St. John's, Nfld. |
Frank Pollett |
Gander, Nfld. |
Jerry Layden |
Deer Lake, Nfld. |
Lai Lai Chan |
St. John's, Nfld. |
George Lannon |
Placentia, Nfld. |
Gary Lewis |
Grand Falls - Windsor, Nfld. |
Herb Froude |
St. John's, Nfld. |
Glen Deveraux |
Terranceville, Nfld |
Karl Krats |
Labrador City, Nfld. |
Kenneth Lewis |
Baie Verte, Nfld. |
| Keith Poole | St. Lewis, Nfld. |
| Gerald Hull | Paradise, Nfld. |
| Allan McBride | Terra Nova, Nfld. |
| Angus Bradley | Gander, Nfld. |
| Stephen Greene | Fogo Island, Nfld. |
| Boyce Payne | Stephenville, Nfld. |
| Jim Bouzane | St. John's, Nfld. |
| Kevin Mercer | Badger, Nfld. |
| Joseph Walsh | Marystown, Nfld. |
| Sherry Dunsworth | Pasadena, Nfld. |
| Jamie Meyer | Pasadena, Nfld. |
| George Warford | Upper Island Cove, Nfld. |
| Perry Young | Corner Brook, Nfld. |
| James Crocker | Benton, Nfld. |
Calvin Crocker |
Benton, Nfld. |
Todd Holloway |
Labrador City, Nfld. |
Lou Bailey |
Burin, Nfld. |
Peter Dimmell |
St. John's, Nfld. |
Jarvis Eastman |
Port au Choix, Nfld. |
Wade Power Little |
St. Lawrence, Nfld. |
Ben Turpin |
Mount Pearl, Nfld. |
Alex Turpin Sr. |
Mount Pearl, Nfld. |
David J. Toms |
Bishop Falls, Nfld. |
Ross Flowers |
Hopedale, Nfld. |
| Gerald Pardy | Grand Falls - Windsor |
| Vic Noseworthy | Gander, Nfld. |
| Owen Marsden | Burgeo, Nfld. |
| Albert Woodman | South Dildo |
| William Lucy | Hopedale, Lab. |
| Gus Melbourne | Burgeo, Nfld. |
| Kevin Goodyear | Clarenville |
| Clair Cormier | Stephenville Nfld. |
| Walter Mercer | Badger, Nfld. |
| Troy Gordon | Deer Lake, Nfld. |
| Robert Taylor | St. John's, Nfld. |
| Ramsey Way | Flower's Cove, Nfld. |
| Robert Hedd | Winterton, Nfld. |
| Edwin Northcott | Ramea, Nfld. |
| Stanley Fiander | Tors Cove, Nfld. |
| Eddie Quinlan | Birchy Bay, Nfld. |
| Calvert Davis | St. John's, Nfld. |
| Wayne Warren | Arnold's Cove |
| Raymond Power | Paradise, Nfld. |
| William Mills | Marystown, Nfld. |
Total Contributions to date .................. $206,029.78
1999 06 23 11:40 a.m.
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