Although British Columbia’s mining industry reported its second consecutive year of profitablity in 1995, the future health of the industry remains in doubt.In its annual report titled The Mining Indu…
Toronto-listed Royal Oak Mines expects its annual gold-equivalent production to escalate to 1.2 million oz. by 2001, up from 371,000 oz. in 1995.The dramatic increase reflects the proposed Kemess gold…
Toronto-listed International Pursuit (TSE) has interests in three separate countries in Southeast Asia, both directly and through ownership positions in three other companies.Pursuit is best known for…
Newly listed Laverton Gold (VSE) is another Australian company actively exploring in Southeast Asia. The company has domestic mineral projects, however its main property, the Rawas gold project, is si…
In many tropical countries, the gold is where the miners are. Indeed, local, independent miners with hand tools and sluice boxes often pave the way for large-scale operations.Craft mining activity in …
Quebec explorer Virginia Gold Mines (ME) has signed an agreement with a private company to acquire the Lamprung property on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.The exploration permit, which covers 20 sq….
A decade of exploration and development work has enabled Newmont Gold (NYSE) to open its first mine in Southeast Asia, and have a second waiting in the wings.During the first quarter of this year, the…
Having unexpectedly hit nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization while searching for gold on its property near Rainy River, Ont., Nuinsco Resources (TSE) is now searching for the much larger store of base …
Junior Canarc Resource (VSE) has acquired a land holding totalling 2.2 million hectares in the gold belt of central Kalimantan, Indonesia.The company secured 13 separate contracts of work (CoWs) by fo…
A $14-million financing will provide funds for South Pacific Resources (ASE) to explore 18 targets on its seven contracts of work in Kalimantan, Indonesia.The company is already drilling its Mandor co…
Although the attention of mining companies has been fixed on Kalimantan, it is worth remembering that all the islands of the Malay Archipelago were born of volcanism. And where there is volcanic actio…
Disappointing assay results from one of its Labrador properties have brought skyrocketing Cartaway Resources (ASE) back to Earth, dragging the owners of neighboring properties back down with it.Assays…
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