Pele to test geophysical targets
A review of government-flown surveys by an independent geophysical firm has resulted in the identification of eight priority targets and 12 secondary targets on ground held by Pele Mountain Resources …
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SouthernEra tables feasibility for Messina
Following receipt of a bankable feasibility study, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has closed the purchase of a 54% stake in Johannesburg-listed Messina Ltd., a subsidiary of Impala Platinum (Implats).M…
INDEX (March 05, 2000)
Agnico-Eagle3Akrokeri23Anaconda3Anglo Am15Anglo Am. Platinum3Atna1, 24Barrick3, 6Battle Mt.24Billiton15Bol…
Akrokeri expands holdings
Aiming to boost output, Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold Mines (AAGM-C) has acquired an 85% interest in a Ghanaian company that holds the 55-sq.-km Goldenrae alluvial gold property.The Toronto-based company paid…
TVI renews Canatuan exploration
An airborne electromagnetic survey by TVI Pacific (TVI-T) is searching for new polymetallic deposits on the Philippine island of Mindanao.The Toronto-based junior has been granted permits to 32,400 ha…
Price rally spawns PGM commodity play
A sustained rally in platinum and palladium prices has rejuvenated exploration for these rare metals and breathed some life into the sickly junior mining sector.Platinum rocketed past $500 recently wh…
INDEX SECTION C
AbaddonC6AberC11AquestC10AshtonC11AtikokanC5AtnaC5BarrickC7, C8BrazalianC10Broken HillC7, C10Buffalo Diamo…
Majors hot for Ashanti’s stake in Geita project
Ashanti Goldfields’ (ASL-N) fire sale of a 50% joint-venture interest in its promising Geita mine project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields of northwestern Tanzania has attracted the attention of a half…
No Headline (March 05, 2000)
Diversity key to Southwestern Gold’s strategy
Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) has dealt itself an enviable hand in the resource sector. In addition to exploring for gold, silver and base metals in Peru, Chile and China, the Vancouver-based junior is hu…
Channel Resources keeps hopes alive in Burkina Faso
Five years ago, Channel Resources (CHU-T) was one of many Canadian juniors exploring in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. Today, it’s one of the few still on the trail of bulk-tonnage gold depo…
Deposits augur new era for Nunavut
A trio of deposits in the newly created Canadian territory of Nunavut is inching closer to becoming the cornerstone for a new era of mining in the region, where most of the existing mines are close to…