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EXPLORATION 1999 – Chesbar keeps on trucking in Venezuela gold camp
Undaunted by the withdrawal of a potential senior partner and armed with almost $1 million from a recent financing, Chesbar Resources (IND-V) continues to explore its 95-sq.-km property holdings in Ve…
Gabriel sizes up Rosia Montana
Toronto-based Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) reports a 70% boost to the mineral inventory at its Rosia Montana gold-silver deposit in Romania.The revised estimate is based on 51 drillholes spanning 8,750 m…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Queenston assembles land packages
Best known for concentrating its efforts in the Kirkland Lake area, Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has recently made deals to advance exploration on properties in other parts of the Abitibi.A joint venture …
Drills turn at three Abitibi base metal projects
Overshadowed by gold projects since the 1980s, base metal exploration in Eastern Canada’s Abitibi belt has gained a higher profile over the past two years as results have filtered out from new project…
Drilling shows continuity at Talavera Sur in Nicaragua
New drilling shows a resource shaping up at the Talavera Sur zone at the El Limon mine in northwestern Nicaragua, owned by Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T).Black Hawk has drilled eight holes on the Talavera …
Pacific Rim buoyed by progress at Cofradia property in Peru
Encouraged by results from recent sampling, Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) is planning a drill program for its Cofradia gold property, about 300 km southeast of Lima, Peru.Sampling within …
Companies (March 15, 1999)
Alberta EnergyAltius MineralsAnglo AmericanArgentina GoldAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAzimut ExplorationBarrick GoldBHP DiamondsBlack Hawk MiningBoreal ExplorationBroken Hill Pr…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Diamonds evaluated at Harry Oppenheimer House
Having reached a watershed diamond-marketing agreement, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) and De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) are putting aside their past differences in the name of pragmatism.Under …
EXPLORATION 1999 — Scorpion, Aurora partners in Kalimantan
With mineral properties once worth millions now going for a song, Australian companies have been making deals with the few Canadian juniors still holding prospective ground in Indonesia.The latest all…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Hecla begins drilling in Chile
Hecla Mining (HL-N) will put down 20 reverse-circulation holes in a 4,000-metre program aimed at testing three targets on the Cacique gold property in north-central Chile.The largest of these targets …
EXPLORATION 1999 – Laguna determined to be largest producer in Costa Rica
Intent on becoming the largest gold producer in Costa Rica, Laguna Gold (LGC-T) is making rapid progress in building its Rio Chiquito mine, The company mobilized contractors in November 1998 and began…