Major General Res. drills Stewart discovery
Vancouver-based Major General Resources (MGJ-T) has completed drilling of its copper discovery on the optioned Stewart property in the Bathurst region of New Brunswick.The best result was 25.5 metres …
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AMT intersects gold in Manitoba
Drilling by AMT International Mining (AAI-T) has intersected strong gold values on the Gold Dust property in northwestern Manitoba.Highlights from Gold Dust include hole 3, which hit 13.4 ft. grading …
Arauco completes George Lake study
The George Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories is shaping up for a possible 1998 production start.Arauco Resources (ARU-T) has released a prefeasibility study that indicates production of 1…
PEOPLE — INT’L DUNLAP
Piet Yap elected director.
Tough times ahead for miner that has seen it all — Huge Noril’sk nickel complex weathers the storm of Russian privatization
For Russia, the road to privatization is strewn with anxieties and uncertainties — a situation amply illustrated by recent developments at the Noril’sk Mining and Metallurgical Kombinat in Siberia.Si…
PRODUCER PRICES (March 31, 1997)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,612 per tonne, alloy $1,515 per tonne (Mar. 25/97).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,120 per tonne (Mar. 25/97).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.06 per lb. (Mar….
Placer writes off Marcopper stake
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has divested itself of its interest in Marcopper Mining of the Philippines, following a tailings spill in 1996 that forced the Vancouver company to take a US$43-million charge agai…
High-grade skarn identified at Pajaritos
General Minerals (GNM-T) has intercepted high-grade copper-gold values at its Pajaritos property in Chile.The company recently drilled eight holes, each of which intercepted anomalous values. The high…
GOLD FUNDS (March 31, 1997)
Gold Funds as of March 20, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$23.16$6.22Price$18.35$…
Drilling yields gold values at Virgen deposit
Although diamond drilling at the Virgen gold property in north-central Peru has been hampered by bad ground conditions, preliminary results from the first five holes of a 13-hole program are comparabl…
Silver Century Explorations options Falconbridge’s Temagami properties
Silver Century Explorations (SVC-A) has entered into an option agreement with Falconbridge (FL-T) regarding a 2,800-ha property group in Strathy and Cassels twps., north of Temagami, Ont.Silver Centur…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Canabrava finds large diamond in Brazil
A 37.8-carat diamond has been recovered from a small stream that drains five magnetic targets on Canabrava Diamond’s (CNB-V) joint-ventured Quintinos property in eastern Brazil.The targets form part o…