LATIN AMERICA — Argentina produces map
With the help of the World Bank, Argentina has compiled detailed geologic maps and ore deposit models on a CD-ROM, which is available to anyone interested in mineral exploration in that country.The CD…
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LATIN AMERICA — Minera Andes resumes drilling in Argentina
Minera Andes (MAI-A) has resumed drilling at the Huevos Verdes vein system on the El Pluma-Cerro Saavedra silver-gold property in southern Argentina.To date, the company has drilled 10 reverse-circula…
LATIN AMERICA — Bolivia seeks to attract mining investment
International and Canadian aid agencies are attempting to invigorate Bolivia’s beleaguered economy.The International Monetary Fund has designated the nation “heavily indebted,” paving the way for a gr…
LATIN AMERICA — AG triggers gold boom
The gold exploration boom in Argentina owes much to Argentina Gold’s (ARP-V) discovery of a major, ever-growing bulk-tonnage resource at its 60%-owned Veladero joint-venture project in San Juan provin…
Size matters for Kinross Gold — Good year at Amax operations balances bad one at Hoyle
Even as it expanded production and reduced costs, Kinross Gold (K-T) suffered the effects of low gold prices. The Toronto-based company incurred a loss both for 1998 and the first quarter of 1999.Foll…
Falco stanches flow of red ink
A period of expansion and development will begin to pay off for nickel and copper producer Falconbridge (FL-T), company president Oyvind Hushovd told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting.”Falc…
Drilling expands El Sauzal
Ongoing drilling at Francisco Gold’s (FGX-V) wholly owned El Sauzal project in the northwestern Mexican state of Chihuahua is attempting to expand the known gold mineralization.El Sauzal is a high-sul…
LATIN AMERICA — Intrepid finds silver lining in El Salvador
Buoyed by encouraging results from recent drilling, Intrepid Minerals (IAU-A) has planned a second-phase program to test a near-surface, bonanza silver discovery at its 75%-owned Zapote property in El…
Companies (April 26, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAlta GoldAnglo AmericanAnglogoldArchon MineralsArgentina GoldBarrick GoldBolivar GoldfieldsCamecoCamnor ResourcesCamphor VenturesCancor MinesChampion ResourcesChandeleur Bay…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Dumont Nickel prepares to drill
Toronto-based junior Dumont Nickel (DNI-M) and privately held International Kirkland Minerals have started a 1,000-metre, 6-hole drilling program on their Foreurs property, 1 km south of Nuinsco Resou…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Nuinsco expands near Lac Rocher
Etobicoke, Ont.-based Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) has acquired more ground around its Lac Rocher prospect in northwestern Quebec.The nickel explorer has bought three prospectors’ interests in 235 claims…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Five o’clock follies
The following is the first in a series in which the author, an exploration geologist based in Delta, B.C., recounts his experiences working in the jungles of Venezuela in the late 1980s and early 1990…