Rift cleared to explore Ugandan property
Junior Rift Resources (RIF-V) has been granted a second exclusive prospecting licence in Uganda.The new licence covers 3,374 sq. km, bringing the area of Rift’s licensed holdings in the country to 10,…
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LATIN AMERICA — Vista to drill gold project in Venezuela
Vista Gold (VGZ-T) will begin drilling its Guariche gold property in Venezuela next month in an attempt to confirm proven and probable reserves.The resource at the Triunfo 1 concession, within the 25-…
CAG unveils results from Kazakstani prospects
Central Asia Goldfields (CGZ-M) has released encouraging drill results from winter drilling on the Ashiktas and Ortasay gold prospects in Kazakstan (T.N.M. March 24/97).At Ashiktas, the first hole rep…
LATIN AMERICA — CanAlaska picks up Mexican properties
International CanAlaska Resources (ICA-V) has picked up new ground in the growing mineral play in southwestern Chihuahua state, Mexico.The Vancouver-based junior can acquire two property packages, the…
LATIN AMERICA — Argentine government manoeuvres to attract dollars to mining sector
Although mining represents but a small portion of Argentina’s economy, more and more mineral development projects are expected to enter production there.The country currently produces 35,000 oz. gold …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (April 07, 1997)
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STOCK MARKETS — Great Bre-X belly-flop sinks entire gold market
Widespread carnage among TSE golds; base metals also take a bashing The report period ended April 1 was no joke at the Toronto Stock Exchange, where the Bre-X Minerals bomb of the previous week turned…
STOCK MARKETS — Bre-X’s collapse has domino effect on VSE juniors — Western markets may take months to recover as investors bail out of penny mining stocks
The ongoing confusion over Bre-X Minerals took its toll on almost all mining stocks on the Vancouver Stock Exchange during the report period ended April 1. The VSE’s composite index lost 121.82 points…
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Adikann drill-tests gold property in Ghana
Junior Adikann Goldfields (ADK-V) reports encouraging results from drilling carried out on two portions of its Westbank concession in southwestern Ghana.* On the Treposo portion, six holes were drille…
Gold production steady at Limon
At the Limon gold mine in Nicaragua, Triton Mining (TTM-T) produced 3,675 oz. during the month of February, bringing the year’s total to date to about 7,690 oz.The cash cost for the month remained at …
Cons. Shoshoni expands holdings at Finlayson Lake
In the Finlayson Lake area of the Yukon, Consolidated Shoshoni Gold (CHJ-V) has acquired two new claim blocks.The AU claims adjoin to the east the Ice property of Expatriate Resources (EXR-V), where a…