Hoping to become a 100,000-oz.-plus gold producer within the next three years, South American Gold and Copper (SAGC) is busy developing mining projects in Chile. Targeting “non-grassroots” projects wi…
Junior Cliff Resources (TSE) can increase its ownership in the Cassiar joint venture to 50% from 30% Situated in northeastern British Columbia, the former-producing Cassiar mine site consists of build…
A new corporate strategy, a new venture into China and, possibly, a new acquisition will serve as building blocks for the growth of Royal Oak Mines (TSE), President Margaret (Peggy) Witte told shareho…
Shareholders of High River Gold Mines (TSE) have approved a 50-50 joint venture with TVX Gold (TSE), which will lead to development of the Snow Lake gold project in northern Manitoba. The project cons…
After suffering through an icy winter startup, the Lac des Isles platinum group metals (PGM) mine, 60 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ont., has entered the “commercial production” phase. An operating prof…
By the year 2000, Placer Dome (TSE) expects to reach its goal of producing 2.5 million oz. gold per year from operations around the world. The major has four operating units, with numerous development…
Five of six holes on the northwestern quarter of the Fenelon Twp. property in northwestern Quebec have intersected gold-copper vein mineralization. According to operator Cyprus Canada, the best inters…
Two parties — J.P. Sheridan of Toronto and VSE-listed Northern Platinum — have acquired an option on the Wellgreen property in the Yukon’s Kluane region. The property has been explored intermittentl…
Reserves have doubled at the Fenton gold property in the Chibougamau-Chapais area of Quebec. Cache Exploration (ME) says test results indicate a preliminary estimate of 302,976 tons grading 4.24 grams…
During the next four years, Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) will spend close to $65 million on development at its LaRonde mine in northwestern Quebec. At the annual meeting, shareholders were told the money …
The San Cristobal mine of Niugini Mining in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile produced 49,000 oz. gold and 139,000 oz. silver last year, compared with 58,000 oz. gold and 177,000 oz. silver in 1992…
In a bid to extend the life of El Hueso, a gold mine in Chile, Homestake Mining (TSE) has acquired additional lands around the minesite with a view to proving up reserves. The modest-sized, open-pit m…
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