GeoNova updates Desjardins resource
Montreal-based GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) has updated the gold resource estimate for the Discovery zone of its Desjardins property, 45 km northwest of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que.The zone is now estima…
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EDITORIAL PAGE — Leaving the nest
For years, officials of the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) have bemoaned the fact that many of its most successful junior companies have flown the nest and ended up on the big board in Toronto. The Al…
Suriname to host mining conference
The Society of Economists in Suriname has organized a conference on mineral exploration and development, to be held in the capital city of Parimaribo on Jan. 25-26.The conference will feature presenta…
OBITURARY — Hans Schreiber
Hans Schreiber, chairman and chief executive officer of the American consulting firm Behre Dolbear, has died. He was 64.Born in 1932 in Frankfurt, Germany, Mr. Schreiber emigrated to the U.S. in the s…
China to consume more copper concentrate in 1997
China is poised to become the world’s second-largest buyer of custom copper concentrate in 1997, according to a British-based metals consulting firm.Brook Hunt reports that China is believed to have i…
Madison explores project in Papua New Guinea
Much of the $8 million Madison Enterprises (MNP-V) plans to spend on exploration this year will be directed at its Mt. Kare project in Papua New Guinea.The Vancouver-based junior will conduct delineat…
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DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Shore, Rio Nevada pull diamonds
Junior Shore Gold (SGF-A) has recovered diamonds from two newly discovered kimberlite bodies at its 75%-owned Fort la Corne project, 80 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.This past fall, Shore tested pros…
Kazakstan and World Wide nix merger plans
The previously announced merger of World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) and Kazakstan Goldfields (KGFC-C) has been terminated. In addition, World Wide will not purchase the stake in Kazakstan Goldfields held b…
Border-crossing pact augurs well for Pachon
The Pachon project in Argentina has received both a statistical and logistical boost.A new calculation by Cambior (CBJ-T) has augmented the proven and probable reserve total by 28%, to 882 million ton…
Mineral Economics Society to hold annual meeting in British Columbia
The Mineral Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum will hold its annual meeting on Jan. 27 at the Hotel Vancouver.Entitled “Corporate Strategy in Mining: Finding…
Laramide withdraws bid for Aquiline Resources
Laramide Resources (LAM-T) has withdrawn its $5.3-million hostile takeover bid for Aquiline Resources (AQI-V), after a court turned down its petition to block Aquiline’s transactions on a Mexican prop…