Stratabound aims to extend Taylor Brook
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) continues to develop drill targets on its Taylor Brook base metal property in northern New Brunswick.The company is exploring the Taylor Brook east extension and the…
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NEWS ROUNDUP — Windy resumes drilling at MacLeod
A $100,000 drilling program is under way on the MacLeod property near the Eastmain River in northern Quebec.Windy Mountain Explorations (WDM-A) is attempting to increase the mineral inventory of the S…
Canada Tungsten profits from sale of assets
Proceeds from the sale of non-core assets put Canada Tungsten (CTG-T) in the black for the first half of 1996.For the six months ended June 30, CanTung netted $700,000 (or 2 cents per share) on revenu…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Gold resource grows at Porgera
More than 6 million oz. gold have been produced at the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea, a combined open-pit and underground operation which is celebrating its sixth anniversary this month.Placer…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Etruscan funds African exploration
A recent financing initiated by Etruscan Enterprises (EET-V) is expected to provide proceeds of $7 million for exploration programs at the company’s gold properties in Niger.The company plans to use a…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Major General finds gold at Orion
Ongoing drilling at Green Bay, Nfld., has uncovered extensive gold mineralization within the Orion zone, reports Major General Resources (MGJ-V).Major General hopes to find enough gold at Orion to sup…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Claude explores Santoy property in Saskatchewan
An exploration program is planned for this season at the Santoy Lake gold property in Saskatchewan.The program will be carried out by Claude Resources (CRJ-T), which recently amended its joint-venture…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Chesbar seeks 100% of concession
Management of Chesbar Resources (CBI-M) is seeking to acquire the remaining 20% interest in La Salle I concession in Venezuela.The company is seeking to add this to its current 80% holding in the conc…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Mali attracts more junior companies
Partners Ressources Robex (RBX-M) and Alpine Exploration (AXC-V) will jointly explore for gold in the Kenieba area of western Mali.The companies are gaining a stake in a permit application from owner …
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Black Swan adds more rigs to Cata Preta in Brazil
With four rigs drilling, and a fifth to be added shortly, Black Swan Gold Mines (BSW-T) is stepping up the pace of exploration work at its Cata Preta gold project in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.The pr…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Pangea confirms find at Peruvian project
Strong trenching results have enabled Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) to confirm gold mineralization over a 2-km strike length on a portion of its Victoria property in Peru.Results have been reported from f…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Echo Bay eyes Delores gold property
As part of a “strategic alliance” with Minefinders (MFL-V), Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) has been granted the right to earn a 60% interest in the junior’s Dolores gold property in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.A…