NovaWest options Raglan properties
Vancouver-based NovaWest Resources (NVE-V) is optioning five additional properties in the Raglan nickel-Copper-platinum camp on the Ungava peninsula of northern Quebec.The newly acquired properties co…
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Sur American Gold postpones $8.5-Million financing
Sur American Gold (SUR-A) has postponed its recently announced $8.55-Million financing in light of the ongoing market turmoil surrounding Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T).The financing, along with $2.4 million …
Friedland sues United States — Former mine owner seeking damages
The first wayward trickle from the ill-fated Summitville gold mine led to a flood of environmental and legal controversy — and it’s not over yet.Canadian lawyers representing Robert Friedland (inset)…
CIM to focus on Central America
Heap-leach gold operations in Central America will be discussed at a luncheon hosted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, to be held at 12 noon, Thursday, April 17 at Toronto’s…
EDITORIAL — Dearth of data warranted skepticism — The bitter taste of humble pie
There were many tales told at the Busang property in Kalimantan, Indonesia, but one that might have a grain of truth was the story of the over-educated “egg-head” geologist sent by a major mining comp…
DIAMOND BRIEFS — Diagem markets Brazilian stones
Vancouver-based Diagem International Resource (DGM-V) has released production figures from the Juina alluvial diamond operation in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state.Production of diamonds in March was 11,723…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Everybody wins when CIDA grants benefit Canadian business
A recent letter from Maurice Brown (T.N.M., Jan. 27/97) may not contain the right information on projects operated by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in foreign countries.I was a …
Bema boosts stake in El Callao and Puma
To increase its interest in two Vancouver-listed juniors, Bema Gold (BGO-T) has spent $4.8 million in two separate private placements.Bema bought 2 million units of El Callao Mining (ECM-V) at $1.50 e…
DIAMOND BRIEFS — Hymex tallies Guinean output
Several large stones were part of the latest production haul at Hymex Diamond’s (HMD-V) alluvial operations in Guinea, West Africa.For the month of March, the company recovered 5,511 stones weighing a…
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Ventures adds to Alaskan holdings
Ventures Resource (VRS-V) is expanding its holdings in the Donlin Creek area of west-Central Alaska.The junior and two majors, Placer Dome (PDG-T) and Cominco (CLT-T), are rapidly acquiring land follo…
Cons. Callinan returns mixed results from Lynn Lake
Diamond drilling at the Lynn Lake property near Flin Flon, Man., has returned lower gold grades and higher base metal values than previous intercepts.The assays also confirmed the continuity of minera…