A wholly owned subsidiary of Cambior (TSE), Carlota Copper, reports that the U.S. Forestry Service has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Carlota copper mine, along with a…
Exploration work is under way on the Uspallata copper-gold project in west-central Argentina. Abo Resources (VSE) has a 40% interest in the property, while Bema Gold (TSE) has a 10% interest and Argen…
A wholly owned Colombian subsidiary of Northfield Minerals (TSE), Barro Blanco, has acquired options on El Diamante and Concordia, two mining concessions in the Andean Mountains of southern Colombia. …
Having completed a 23-hole drill program on its Palmarito silver-gold project in Sinaloa state, Mexico, Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) estimates a geological resource of 2.6 million tonnes grading 0.3 gra…
Having made its 1995 option payment, Cyprus Canada will continue exploring Noble Peak Resources’ (ASE) Southwin gold project in the Northwest Territories. Later this year, Cyprus will carry out a US$4…
Companies interested in Venezuela’s gold potential are particularly attracted to areas worked by illegal local miners, called garimpieros, as this work provides a good indication of prospective target…
The latest figures released by Canada’s minister of natural resources, Anne McLellan, show a 9.1% increase in the total value of Canada’s mineral production in 1994 compared with 1993. Preliminary est…
A drill program to test the metallurgical qualities of a gold-bearing massive sulphide deposit in the Philippines is being completed by TVI Pacific (ASE). Drilling will be completed on the Ungay-Malab…
Gold and copper are not the only commodities being pursued in Argentina. Newly listed Plata Mining (ASE) intends to focus on the historic Hualilan gold property in San Juan province. But the junior al…
During the course of a corporate life that spans more than a century, Homestake Mining (NYSE) has transformed itself into one of the world’s largest gold producers by building on the cornerstone of it…
Brokerage firm Yorkton Securities has released its second review of the world’s diamond industry. (The first was published in 1993 in the midst of the Northwest Territories diamond rush.) The review a…
Having unraveled some of the structural complexities of the orebody, Aur Resources (TSE) is preparing to cut the ribbon on Canada’s newest copper producer. The Louvicourt mine, discovered in 1989 and …
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