Potential of Kazakhstani project grows
Initial drill results from the Varvarinskoye gold-copper-silver deposit in northern Kazakhstan are confirming previous resource estimates.Kazakhstan Minerals (CDN) is attempting to confirm in situ res…
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WGS publishes diamond, gold reports
Publications describing potential targets for exploration in the Wyoming geological province and elsewhere in the U.S. are available from the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS).The publications re…
H-L Corp. gains stake in claims near Voisey’s Bay
CDN-listed H-L Corp. has acquired a 20% interest in a group of claim blocks near Voisey’s Bay, Nfld.The claim blocks, which are 95 km northeast of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt discovery, comb…
Northfield pulls copper-gold in Ecuador
Testing the strike extension of the orebody at the Mercedes mine in Ecuador, Northfield Minerals (TSE) has intersected 37 metres of copper-gold mineralization.Northfield and its Ecuadorean joint-ventu…
Juniors continue exploration in Ontario’s Matheson region
Exploration continues along the eastern extension of the Destor-Porcupine fault zone. Teddy Bear Valley Mines (TSE) has taken an option on a property on the boundary between Cook and Guibord twps., 20…
More work planned for Ileninga Lake
With positive 1995 results in hand, Inco (TSE) is pressing on with exploration of the Ileninga Lake massive sulphide property in the Northwest Territories.Last year, the nickel giant acquired an optio…
Drills turn at Indo-Pacific’s Kavola
Drills are testing epithermal gold mineralization at the Kavola property of Indo-Pacific Resources (ASE) on the island of New Britain, part of Papua New Guinea.Five mineralizaed zones are known to exi…
Corriente options Brazilian ground
A joint-venture agreement with Mountain Lake Resources (VSE) gives Corriente Resources (VSE) the right to earn a 51% interest in the 800-hectare Tesoureiro project in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.The p…
William prepares to pour gold at Velardena project
Within a few short weeks, William Resources (TSE) will begin pouring gold from a mine that has a long and sporadic production history.Situated in Mexico’s Durango state, the Velardena project is, in m…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets shine despite lacklustre gold
A drop in gold prices to US$394 per oz. had little effect on western markets over the report period ended March 5.The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index tacked on more than 55 points, finishing a…
PCS reaches safety landmark
The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan’s New Brunswick division reached a safety milestone after working 1 million hours without a lost-time accident, a first in the province’s mining industry.Three-h…
Junior aims to retain majority stake — Bre-X in driver’s seat as Busang’s potential grows
Junior companies are credited with many important mineral discoveries, but, in most cases, the companies and their projects are gobbled up by senior companies with the resources to build and operate m…