There were many tales told at the Busang property in Kalimantan, Indonesia, but one that might have a grain of truth was the story of the over-educated “egg-head” geologist sent by a major mining comp…
Vancouver-based Diagem International Resource (DGM-V) has released production figures from the Juina alluvial diamond operation in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state.Production of diamonds in March was 11,723…
A recent letter from Maurice Brown (T.N.M., Jan. 27/97) may not contain the right information on projects operated by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in foreign countries.I was a …
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at April 7/97 (change from previous week in brackets):Aluminium844,575(-8,425)Copper167,125(-10,125)Lead107,875(+950)Nickel48,5…
To increase its interest in two Vancouver-listed juniors, Bema Gold (BGO-T) has spent $4.8 million in two separate private placements.Bema bought 2 million units of El Callao Mining (ECM-V) at $1.50 e…
Several large stones were part of the latest production haul at Hymex Diamond’s (HMD-V) alluvial operations in Guinea, West Africa.For the month of March, the company recovered 5,511 stones weighing a…
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Ventures Resource (VRS-V) is expanding its holdings in the Donlin Creek area of west-Central Alaska.The junior and two majors, Placer Dome (PDG-T) and Cominco (CLT-T), are rapidly acquiring land follo…
Diamond drilling at the Lynn Lake property near Flin Flon, Man., has returned lower gold grades and higher base metal values than previous intercepts.The assays also confirmed the continuity of minera…
Based on preliminary geological modelling of four pipes, the Diavik project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories is estimated to contain resources of 36 million tonnes of kimberlite, d…
The principals of Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) lost many millions on paper when the stock crashed on March 27. But not before they made millions exercising lucrative options and selling high.Insider trading…
During my 16 years in Timmins, Ont., I seemed to be involved with mine cars on a continual basis.Redesigning the cars at the Paymaster gold mine presented the biggest challenge I faced while working i…
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