Pelangio takes over Detour Lake properties
As mining winds down at Detour Lake, 200 km north of Timmins, Ont., Pelangio-Larder Mines (PLLM-C) has moved to assemble the dominant land position in the area by buying up the Placer Dome (PDG-T) pro…
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MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — McVicar Minerals sets sights on Chinese potential
The notion, expressed by Kipling, that East is East and West is West is being increasingly challenged in today’s global economy. Indeed, the twain appear not only to be meeting but forming business de…
Index (September 28, 1998)
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Recent history reveals trends in mine failures
“I’ve heard they’ve got 15 million ounces of gold,” the broker said. “The news is all over the Street.”In the heady days of 1995 and 1996, it was something you heard all the time: ounces, ounces, ounc…
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 28, 1998)
Indomin Resources (IRL-V) has changed its name to Battlefield Minerals (BFM-V).
Careers (September 28, 1998)
The waiting is over, the speculation mute. Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand have become PricewaterhouseCoopers; a remarkable new organization that has been helping business do business for more …
GOLD FUNDS (September 28, 1998)
Gold Funds as of September 17, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$13.175.92Price$10.70…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Winspear adopts systematic approach
Winspear Resources (WSP-V) is showing no signs of letting up on its year-round schedule of diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories.Since 1992, the Vancouver-based junior and its partners have…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Mustang tests PGE potential at East Bull Lake
Magmatic deposits of platinum group elements (PGE) are among the world’s rarest mineral repositories, but, with the aid of academic and government research, Mustang Gold (MUST-C) is confident it can b…
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DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers aims drills at Gope
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has begun a mini-bulk sampling program at the Gope diamond prospect in Botswana, held by TNK Resources (TNKR-C).Thirty-eight large-diameter (8.5-inch) holes will b…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Black Hawk develops local talent
The string of exploration successes at the Limon project in northwestern Nicaragua is more a function of personnel than of exploration techniques, according to mine owner Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T).”Th…