GeoNova confirms gold zone in Quebec
At GeoNova Explorations’ (ME) Gander project in northwestern Quebec, stripping and channel sampling have confirmed the presence of two new gold zones. The first zone was the site of a discovery made e…
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Cominco unveils Yukon discovery
Details of a much-talked-about polymetallic discovery in southeastern Yukon are now available. Cominco (TSE), owner of the property, estimates the project’s inferred resource at 13 million tonnes grad…
Anvil Range acquires Faro
The purchase of the Faro zinc-lead mine assets in the Yukon is complete, Anvil Range Mining reports. The company, which is in the process of going public, acquired the Faro assets of former miner Curr…
Loki program at Brewery Creek
This year’s exploration and predevelopment work on the Brewery Creek gold property, east of Dawson City, Y.T., is nearing completion. The 1994 program, carried out by owner Loki Gold (TSE), was design…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Silver Standard options Lucifer
Junior Silver Standard Resources (VSE) has an option to acquire the Lucifer property in central Mexico. The property comprises 290 hectares and is about 5 km north of the Mapimi mine, which produced s…
Correction (November 14, 1994)
The chief executive officer of Kinross Gold, Robert Buchan, will speak at the Thursday, Nov. 17, luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. An incorr…
Orvana teams with MK Gold
Toronto-listed Orvana Minerals recently acquired a half interest in a gold-copper project in Kyrgyzstan. Orvana will spend US$500,000 exploring two concession areas, as will joint-venture partner MK G…
Redell drills Yukon property
Vancouver-based junior Redell Mining (VSE) is pleased with results of a summer drill program on the Mt. Freegold property, 30 miles northwest of Carmacks, Y.T. The program tested the potential of the …
Barrick signs agreements in China
Although Canada’s historic trade mission in China has focused on so-called “high technology” enterprises, attention may now be shifting to one of this country’s more traditional industries — mining. …
American Bullion drills Red Chris
Drilling continues to expand copper-gold reserves at the Red Chris porphyry deposit, south of Dease Lake in northwestern British Columbia. American Bullion Minerals (VSE) holds an 80% interest and Tec…
New Canamin advances Huckleberry
A positive feasibility study on the Huckleberry porphyry copper deposit in west-central British Columbia marks the culmination of more than two years of work and $6.6 million in expenditures for owner…
Base metal discovery in Labrador
Vancouver-listed Diamond Fields Resources has discovered base metals mineralization containing nickel, copper and cobalt in southern Labrador. The nearest town is Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The mineraliz…