Drilling planned for Urbana play
A 19-hole drill program has been recommended to followup newly identified targets at Urbana’s (URB-V) Macho River gold property in northwestern Quebec’s Urban Twp.The new targets were identified durin…
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Rex tests Mauritanian pipes
Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) is testing targets at its wholly owned diamond properties in Mauritania, West Africa.The company recently found a third kimberlite in the Tenoumer permit. Grab samples from …
NAP slips deeper in the red
Low palladium grades at the Lac des les mine in Ontario contributed to a third-quarter loss for North American Palladium (PDL-T).The company reported a loss of $3.2 million (or 36 per share) on reve…
Altoro drills in northeastern Brazil
Altoro Gold (ATG-V) has started a 1,200-metre drill program at its Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project, near Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil.The shallow, 15-hole program will target the Esbarro a…
Marl acquires Stoughton Staz
An agreement with Battle Mountain Canada (BMC-T) sets the stage for Marl Resources (MOC-A) to earn up to a 50% interest in the Stoughton Staz gold prospect in the Harker-Holloway region of eastern Ont…
TSE Shorts (December 06, 1999)
Short positions outstanding at November 18, 1999Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 2,322,669, down 180,669; Alcan Aluminum 1,544,543, down 139,876; Anderson Exploration…
MEETINGS (December 06, 1999)
Dec 7 Tellis Gold — annual, generalDec 9 Arizuma Silver — specialDec 9 Anglo Minerals — annual, specialDec 13 Itec Mineral — generalDec 14 Maracote I…
EXPLORATION ’99 – NAME CHANGE (November 29, 1999)
Golden Tiger Resources NL (GTS-V) has changed its name to ISP Limited (ISP-V).
EXPLORATION ’99 – Rio Tinto backs junior’s search for gold
A newly consummated “strategic alliance” with a unit of Rio Tinto Mining (RTP-N) will allow Uruguay Goldfields (UGIL-C) to continue exploring gold and base metal targets on its 100,000 ha of concessio…
EXPLORATION ’99 – Glamis Gold advances Guatemalan gold deposit
A 35-hole drill program by Glamis Gold (GLG-N) at the Cerro Blanco project in Guatemala is attempting to prove up a resource of more than 1 million oz. by year-end.Drilling by previous owner Mar-West …
EXPLORATION ’99 – Great Basin seeks Ken Snyder-style deposit
Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) is encouraged by results from an ongoing 50,000-ft. drill program at its wholly owned Ivanhoe property in Nevada.Situated in the Carlin trend, midway between Franco-Nevada Min…
Anooraq aims drills at Bushveld
Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) is raising $4 million to carry out drilling at the Platreef platinum-palladium property in South Africa.The company stands to earn a maximum of $3.3 million by way of a priva…