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…
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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…
St Andrew eyes open pit at Hislop
Drilling by St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) has outlined what could evolve into an open-pit gold deposit at its Hislop property near Matheson, Ont.Fifteen core holes sunk in the previously discovered Wes…
Acquisition strengthens Etruscan’s hand
Etruscan Resources (EET-T) has signed a US$6.75-million deal with Ashanti Goldfields (AHD.U-T) and Iamgold (IMG-T) to acquire the partners’ equally held Saoura permit, situated adjacent to Etru…