Viceroy to drill Argentine gold discovery
A grassroots gold discovery in Argentina is generating speculative interest in Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) as the junior prepares to begin a minimum 2,000-metre drill program.Through its wholly owned sub…
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Orvana develops Don Mario project
San Jose de Chiquitos, Bolivia — Faced with Bolivia’s new environmental laws and permit regulations, Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) is seeking the advice and experience of various parties as it attempts to …
EDITORIAL — Re-opening debate may benefit investors — Challenging geostatistics
In the early 1990s, following post-mortems of several failed mines financed during the previous decade’s flow-through boom, a brave soul suggested that the industry should examine the role of geostati…
Partners cut gold at Tulawaka
Partners Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) and Explorations Minieres Du Nord (MDN-M) have discovered two parallel gold-bearing structures at their Tulawaka property in the Lake Victoria Goldfields district of…
Etruscan advances Samira to feasibility
By commissioning an independent feasibility study, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) has paved the way for its Samira gold deposit to become the first significant gold producer in Niger.The Halifax, N.S.-bas…
NEW HORIZONS — Silver used against bacteria
Bacterial infections are beginning to defy all antibiotics, and hospitals are finding bacteria increasingly difficult to eradicate as resistant strains develop, sometimes changing their natural struct…
Morocco to host African mining conference
An estimated 400 participants, including delegates from 28 African nations, will gather in Marrakech, Morocco, for the fifth annual African Mining Investment Symposium, to be held Nov. 16-18.The sympo…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Weda Bay funds project
In an attempt to raise up to $500,000 in proceeds, Weda Bay Minerals (WDA-A) has arranged a private placement of up to 670,000 units at 75 cents each.Each unit will consist of one share and one warran…
GEOLOGY 101 — Sedex massive sulphide deposits, Part 1
Sedimentary exhalative (sedex) is a type of massive sulphide deposit associated with sedimentary rocks. Sedex deposits are major producers of lead and zinc, and constitute most of the world’s largest …
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Exploration strategies evolve at Voisey’s Bay — First-phase results hinge on pulse-EM system
In the poisoned atmosphere of political controversy, court-ordered delays and rock-bottom metal prices that has left Inco (N-T) gasping for air, it is easy to forget that Voisey’s Bay represents one o…
Quebec unveils mining initiatives
With low metal prices putting a damper on exploration in the Abitibi greenstone belt, the Quebec government and the private sector are each taking steps to encourage mineral exploration in the provinc…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Beware of clumsy rules
Nobody can disagree with the need to regulate the behavior of companies in our industry, but we must be on our guard against the rules getting out of hand. I suspect this is happening when the [Ontari…