Results add lustre to Santa Anna property
The outlook for the Santa Anna gold deposit in northwestern Quebec looks increasingly rosy as drilling continues.Altavista Mines (AIA-M), owner of the project, recently hit 111 intersections grading m…
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NEWS ROUNDUP — Highwood merges with Mountain
Juniors Highwood Resources (HWD-T) and Mountain Minerals (MIM-T) are merging to create a company specializing in industrial minerals and specialty metals.As a result of the merger, shareholders of Mou…
Feasibility study wrapped at Somboon
The initial feasibility study for Asia Pacific Potash’s (APQ-T) Somboon Field deposit in Thailand has been submitted.Situated on a 2,333-sq.-km concession in the northeastern part of the country, Somb…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Golden Regent exploring in Slovakia
By acquiring four new permits, partners Golden Regent Resources (GRR-A) and Profile Resources (PFI-A) have expanded their holdings in the Republic of Slovakia.Golden Regent, which now operates 14 perm…
Ecu to drill Bell
A sampling program has been carried out by Ecu Gold Mining (ECU-M) at the Bell Mountain gold property southeast of Fallon, Nev.The program outlined 13 mineralized structures, including the Sphinx and …
EPA demands restitution for Summitville — Courts move to freeze Friedland’s Inco stock
More than six years after resigning as chairman and chief executive officer of now-defunct Galactic Resources and moving on to the unmitigated success of his Diamond Fields Resources, Robert Friedland…
Westmin, Atna drilling to expand Wolverine
Following last year’s exciting discovery of the high-grade Wolverine polymetallic deposit here in the southeastern Yukon, 60-40 partners Westmin Resources (WMI-T) and Atna Resources (ATN-T) are determ…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Juniors keep exploration alive in Nevada
The operations of major, high-profile companies continue to account for most of the publicity generated by Nevada’s Carlin and Battle Mountain trends. Equally active, however, is a host of smaller exp…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Bre-X discovery launches gold rush in Indonesia
The discovery by Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) of millions of ounces of the yellow metal at its Busang property in East Kalimantan has induced mining companies the world over to flock to Indonesia.During the…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Research study on Carlin deposits
The Ralph Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology has been established in Reno, Nev. Its mandate will be to investigate the geology, geochemistry and genesis of Carlin-type gold deposits.Rober…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Canadian juniors learn art of joint-venturing, South African-style
Joint-venturing with junior exploration companies is proving to be a popular strategy for large South African mining houses, as political reform at home has allowed them to cross borders (notably into…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Changes in store for Geomaque’s San Francisco mine
If all goes well, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) will soon turn the four small pits at its San Francisco gold mine into one large pit and greatly expand its heap-leach pad area.Development and expansio…