BHP reports find at Taca-Taca play
Australian-owned BHP Minerals reports encouraging results from a drill program aimed at testing a large, coincident, copper-gold anomaly in the middle of the Taca-Taca (Lower) porphyry project in Arge…
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Wheaton seeks funds for Golden Bear mine
In an effort to reopen the Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has retained the services of an independent financial group to assist it in obtaining a loa…
Trillion rolls up sleeves in Zimbabwe
Regulatory approvals are in place for Trillion Resources (TLQ-T) to acquire the Indarama property, a 16-sq.-km package of mining leases near Kwekwe in south-central Zimbabwe.Trillion is conducting a $…
Nevsun expands Tabakoto project
Drill results from the Tabakoto gold project in western Mali reveal increasing grades and widths at depth, particularly in the central part of the Main zone.Nevsun Resources (NSU-T), which owns 90% of…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Better a carrot than a stick
Environmental groups have long criticized government policies aimed at encouraging companies to reduce greenhouse gases from their operations voluntarily. The prevailing view is that nothing will happ…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Guyanor advances Dachine prospect
At the Dachine diamond property in French Guiana, bulk sampling by Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T) and Australian-owned BHP Minerals is nearing completion.Since August, the partners have collected 207 to…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Archangel expands Russian pipe
Junior Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) continues to size up pipe 441 at its 40%-held Verkhotina diamond project in northwestern Russia.The latest results from hole 46 include the recovery of a gem-quality, …
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (November 25, 1996)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneDateNov. 19Nov. 18Nov. 15Nov. 14Nov. 13…
Eastmain drills in Timmins district
A 2,500-metre drill program is under way at the Akweskwa gold project near Timmins, Ont., reports operator Eastmain Resources (ER-T).The property hosts gold and zinc mineralization in rocks believed t…
Tapestry drills hit nickel in the Florence Lake area of Labrador
The best nickel grade from all the drilling that has taken place in Labrador over the past few years was released this month — yet they are not from Voisey’s Bay.Tapestry Ventures (TPV-V), one of the…
COMMENTARY — The power of public opinion
When it comes to mining, government is a big player, and the impact it has on our industry is enormous.Land use, land claims, mineral tenure, taxation and the labor code (to name but a few areas) are …
Impasse continues at Zeravshan Gold joint venture
With the assistance of the International Finance Corp. (a division of the World Bank), Nelson Gold (NLG-T) is continuing negotiations with the government of Tajikistan in an attempt to resolve outstan…