St Andrew funds Matheson drilling program
Through a private placement, St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) is raising funds to continue diamond drilling in the Matheson area of northwestern Ontario.The junior raised $3.4 million by issuing 4 million…
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Santa Fe finds more gold at Duquesne W.
Drilling by Santa Fe Canadian Mining has identified a new gold zone on the Duquesne West property of Globex Mining (GMX-T), 30 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda, Que.Santa Fe, a wholly owned subsidiary of…
Rift Res. eyes properties in Niger
EXP Resources, a privately held company in Alberta, can acquire a 60% interest in a 1,900-sq.-km gold-copper concession in southwestern Niger.EXP secured the option by paying US$50,000, issuing 1.2 mi…
Earnings rise for Teck and Cominco
The sale of its 10.8% stake in Diamond Fields Resources saw the 1996 net earnings of Teck (TEK-T) jump by almost 184% over the previous year.The Vancouver-based major reported net earnings of $255 mil…
N.A. Tungsten expands its base of mineral assets
Vancouver-based North American Tungsten (NTC-V) can acquire the tungsten assets formerly held by Canada Tungsten, which was recently merged with Aur Resources (AUR-T).These assets include:* the former…
Stratabound establishes Mexican presence
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) will buy a polymetallic property in northeastern Mexico.Situated near the city of Monclova in Coahuila state, the property is accessible by paved highway and gravel …
Espalau Mining samples gold prospects in Ecuador’s El Oro province
Channel sampling by Espalau Mining (EPU-M) at the Paraiso joint venture in Ecuador’s El Oro province has uncovered high gold values.The Val d’Or, Que.-based company can earn a half interest in the pro…
Monarch expands reserves at Camorra mine in Venezuela
Exploration programs in 1996 enabled Monarch Resources (MRE-T) to boost reserves at its Venezuelan gold mine known as La Camorra.At the same time, the company achieved record gold production of 56,549…
Geomaque boosts output from Mexican mine
In January, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) reached a new production record at its San Francisco gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state.The open-pit, heap-leach operation cranked out 5,142 oz., representing…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Newmont sets new production record at Carlin operations
Gold production during 1996 reached 2.3 million oz., setting a new record for Newmont Gold (NGC-N) and parent Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Newmont Gold earned US$94 million last year while Newmont Mining, w…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Guyanese and Canadian production land Cambior back in the black
Expansion of the Omai mill in Guyana, along with increased production from the Bouchard-Hebert mine in Quebec, enabled Cambior (CBJ-T) to report improved cash flow and earnings in 1996.The Montreal-ba…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Echo Bay writes down past to focus on its mining future
The writeoff of the Alaska-Juneau gold project took its toll on the 1996 earnings of Colorado-based gold producer Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T).The company reported a net loss of US$69.6 million before speci…