Slam bullish over Bathurst area project
Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Slam Exploration (sxl-v) has returned encouraging polymetallic values from the O’Hearn-Strachens massive sulphide property, near Bathurst, N.B.Five of the holes …
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Dianor’s James Bay lamprophyres disappoint
Surface samples taken by Dianor Resources (DOR-V) from a lamprophyre dyke swarm on the Yasinski North claims in the James Bay region of northern Quebec have proved either barren or weakly diamondifero…
FPO Otish Mountains rush augurs well for diamond search in ’02
Exploration for diamonds in Quebec heated up with a massive staking rush late last year after Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) confirmed that two “kimberlitic” discoveries in the Otish Mountains region…
Canico proves up Onca-Puma in Brazil
Vancouver — Going from successful gold explorers to a nickel producer may seem like a daunting task, but the management team behind Canico Resources (CNI-V) plans on doing just that by advancing one …
Raymor takes steps toward lithium metal production
After several years of metallurgical research, Ste. Foy, Que.-based Raymor Industries (RAR-V) is preparing to build a pilot plant that will produce lithium metal directly from the lithium-ore mineral …
Mano River returns to Sierra Leone
With Sierra Leone’s 10-year civil war formally declared over, and a United Nations force preserving the peace, Mano River Resources (MNO-V) is relaunching its prospecting program on three diamond expl…
Anglo find fails to launch Philippine flurry
Vancouver — Mining companies willing to face considerable political risks have been rewarded with impressive exploration results in the Philippines. However, advancing discoveries to the development …
Axmin seeks West African gold
Many major gold companies have pulled in their horns over the past four years, rendering a good number of African exploration properties inactive. This has presented an opportunity for junior explorer…
Sudbury PGM play enters new phase
Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…
Hunt find raises hopes for gold camp in Manitoba
Vancouver — There’s gold in them thar Churchill-Superior Boundary zone rocks. The discovery, by International Curator Resources’ (IC-T), of the Hunt deposit, 120 km northeast of Thompson, Man., prove…
Corriente, BHP Billiton, Lowell make progress in Ecuador
Exploration drilling in Ecuador’s Corriente copper belt by partners Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) and BHP Billiton has delineated a significant copper-gold resource in the Mirador deposit.The Corriente …
Almaden keeps focused on greenfields projects
Recently formed Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has a simple motto: Acquire virgin projects and explore them to the point where another company can be convinced to foot the bill.Almaden was formed earlier th…