Index (January 15, 1996)
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Meetings (January 15, 1996)
MEETINGSJan. 22, Banff Res. Jan. 22, Cons Bullion Reef Jan. 22, Int’l Focus Jan. 22, Montello Jan. 22, Premier Minerals Jan. 22, Remington Creek Jan. 23, Fort Point Jan. 23, Stina Jan. 23, Valerie Gol…
Rio Amarillo Mining drill-tests gold prospect in central Peru
A 400-metre program of diamond drilling is under way on the Aija gold prospect in central Peru.Rio Amarillo Mining (VSE) is drilling seven holes in an effort to test a geochemical anomaly. Spot sampli…
Altavista to drill Santa Anna
Having raised $500,000 through a private placement of 1 million shares, Altavista Mines (ME) is ready to begin drilling its Santa Anna gold property in northwestern Quebec.A 50-hole program of definit…
Procoloro confirms gold grades at Yurani project
Encouraging gold and silver values are contained in initial drill results from the Yurani project in Colombia.Procoloro Resources (ME) reports that seven holes have been drilled, and that assay result…
Thickest intersection yet at Eastern Deeps
The thickest massive sulphide intersection yet encountered at the Eastern Deeps area of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Labrador has prompted Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) to project…
Americomm Res. gains copper play in Lisbon Valley, Utah
Americomm Resources (OTC) recently acquired a copper prospect in the Lisbon Valley area in southeastern Utah.The property consists of 105 lode claims and two state leases near the Lisbon Valley copper…
Barrick buys stake in El Toro
Barrick Gold (TSE) can earn a 60% interest in CDN-listed Oroperu Resources’ El Toro gold project in north-central Peru.Situated in the Huamachuco gold district, the 12,590-hectare project is the junio…
Harold Seigel gets Ewing medal from SEG
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists has awarded its Maurice Ewing Gold Medal to geophysicist Harold Seigel, chairman of geophysical instrument manufacturer Scintrex.Seigel was cited “for his pion…
Program planned for Darnley Bay gravity anomaly
A newly formed junior company will explore the Darnley Bay gravity anomaly, on the Arctic coast, 250 miles east of Inuvik, N.W.T.Darnley Bay Resources has secured the exclusive right to explore a land…
Mt. Nansen nears approval
Production permits are in hand for the Mt. Nansen gold-silver project in the central Yukon, reports BYG Natural Resources (TSE).The Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development has recommended …
Study evaluates cancer risks for nickel miners
A McMaster University study has shown that certain workers in Ontario’s nickel mines and mills are more likely to contract various respiratory-tract cancers than the rest of the population.The United …