Dragon Gem funds N.W.T. works
A private placement of 2 million special warrants at 60 cents each will provide Dragon Gem (VSE) with exploration funds to map the Cole Lake and Island Lake gold and base metal prospects in the Northw…
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Companies (May 06, 1996)
INDEXAkiko Gold Res.American Min.Archon MineralsArequipa Res.Avalon VenturesBand-Ore Res.Barrick GoldBattle Mtn GldBHP MineralsCanabrava DmndCannelle Expl.Carlin Res.Columbia YukonCons. ManusCopperque…
INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Golden Tiger burns bright in Vietnam
Several promising exploration projects in Vietnam render Golden Tiger Resources (VSE) an attractive buy, according to broker Yorkton Securities.The junior is drill-testing two joint ventures with Teck…
Meetings (May 06, 1996)
MEETINGSMay 13, Canadian NaturalMay 13, MetallicaMay 13, SilveradoMay 13, United ReefMay 14, AGX Res.May 14, CS Res.May 14, DobranaMay 14, Kap Res.May 14, Midrim MiningMay 14, TorringtonMay 15, Callis…
West African gains ground in Burkina Faso
By signing two exploration permits, West African Mining Exploration (ME) will acquire a 75% interest in the mining concessions of Tambaga and Tindangou in southeastern Burkina Faso.The permits add 1,0…
Mountain Minerals targets Greenland
Industrial minerals producer Mountain Minerals (TSE) will buy from Platinova A/S (TSE) a 25% interest in the Gardar project, otherwise known as Ilimaussag.Situated in South Greenland, the Ilimaussag c…
Nuinsco pulls values at Rainy River
Drilling by Nuinsco Resources (TSE) at its Rainy River project, 40 km northwest of Fort Frances, Ont., has revealed more nickel-copper mineralization.Drill hole NR96-29 intersected a gabbro intrusion …
ODDS’N’SODS — Back to Bralorne
Seldom does one have the opportunity to return to places that had a special significance in one’s past, yet this is what happened to me when I recently visited the Bralorne-Pioneer mine properties in …
Sutton recalculates Kabanga resource
A revised calculation has improved the resource at Sutton Resources’ (VSE) Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania.Using a nickel cutoff grade of 0.7% and the results of a recent drill program, the resourc…
Production set for April 1998 — Royal Oak prepares for Kemess construction
Following the recent resolution of certain permitting matters, Royal Oak Mines (TSE) is free to proceed with construction of the Kemess gold-copper project in British Columbia.The Project Approval Cer…
Arequipa Res. advances tunnels at Pierina
A tunnel driven by Arequipa Resources (TSE) into a hillside at the Pierina gold project in north-central Peru has returned a consistent grade of 4.78 grams gold and 154 grams silver per tonne over a l…
COMMENTARY — PDAC program teaches schoolchildren the basics of mining
Patricia Dillon is a senior geologist at Teck Exploration and chairman of the Education Committee of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). She has written the following article at…