Expatriate exploring Canalask property
Beginning in March, a 3,000-metre drill program will further test nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization at the Canalask property in southwestern Yukon. Junior Expatriate Resources (VSE) recently tested …
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Sharpe, Freewest cut sulphides
Partners Sharpe Energy & Resources (VSE) and Freewest Resources Canada (TSE) are encouraged by results of the second hole drilled on their Bend massive sulphide deposit in Wisconsin. Hole B94-18, whic…
Musto work progressing at Bajo de la Alumbrera
Development of the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina continues to proceed on schedule. The project is a 50-50 joint venture between International Musto Explorations (T…
Fort Knox drill program tests Ontario property
A recent drill program by Fort Knox Gold Resources (TSE) has intersected additional sulphide mineralization at the company’s base metal property in Ontario’s Fawcett Twp. In one program, two short hol…
Silver Standard to drill El Gato
By early February, a 1,400-metre drilling program will begin on El Gato, a silver property in central Mexico. Silver Standard Resources (VSE) reports that preliminary exploration outlined a large silv…
Cambior to spend $62 million at Grevet
The directors of Cambior (TSE) have decided to spend an additional $62 million on preproduction work at the Grevet polymetallic project, 80 km northeast of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que. The deposit has a …
Black Hawk to acquire copper-gold deposit
Toronto-based Black Hawk Mining (TSE) will acquire Boliden Resources’ interest in the Bald Mountain copper-gold property in Maine. The purchase price is US$2 million and a 2% net smelter return (NSR) …
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Bulk sample results in from Kahama
Results were released by Serengeti Diamonds (VSE) from a 300-tonne bulk-sampling program on the southern portion of the company’s mining claims at Kahama, Tanzania. The Toronto-based junior is earning…
Drilling tests copper-cobalt targets in Mexico
Drilling on Copperstone Resources’ (VSE) Purgatorio concession in Mexico has confirmed the continuity of sediment-hosted copper-cobalt mineralization. The concession, situated north of Santa Rosalia i…
Uranium Institute to mark 20th year
The 1995 Symposium of The Uranium Institute will mark that organization’s 20th anniversary. The event is scheduled for Sept. 6-8 in London, England. Key issues to be addressed include decommissioning …
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Aber announces further results from
Diamond explorer Aber Resources (TSE) has released final results from two small-diameter holes drilled last fall on its Diavik project in the Northwest Territories. A total of 349.5 kg of kimberlite w…
STOCK MARKETS — Sliding indexes add to ongoing VSE slump
The Vancouver Stock Exchange indexes continued on a downward slide over the report period ended Jan. 17. The composite index dropped 13.68 points to close at 742.52 while the resource index fell 33.31…