Meetings (March 11, 1996)
March 18, Madrona — annual, general, specialMarch 19, Citadel Gold — annualMarch 19, Credo Mining — annual, general, specialMarch 19, Eaglecrest — annual, generalMarch 19, New North — specialMarc…
News
Noranda concludes Yamana earn-in
Noranda Mining & Exploration (a unit of Toronto-listed Noranda) has notified Yamana Resources (TSE) that it has elected to terminate the earn-in agreement on the Tierra del Fuego massive sulphide proj…
JAG eyes Mint tailings
An agreement with a numbered Ontario company will give JAG Mines (ME) a half interest in a project to reprocess refinery tailings from the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa.Mint waste discharged into Nepe…
Diamond valuation is in for Namco
Diamonds recovered from the Luderitz Bay project of Namco (VSE) have been valued by a leading international firm of diamond assessors.A total of 1,296 stones, approximately half of the total recovered…
Menora Resources buys advanced gold project in Yemen
In south-central Yemen, Menora Resources (ME) has acquired a gold exploration licence that hosts an advanced gold deposit and 35 other gold occurrences.The 340-sq.-km licence includes the Wadi Medden …
Pangea picks up Malian licence area
Having optioned its Tanzanian projects to several major mining houses, Pangea Goldfields (TSE) is acquiring interests elsewhere in Africa.The company has acquired 20 prospecting licences in Uganda. Th…
Placer Dome options Sterling
The U.S. subsidiary of Placer Dome (TSE) has signed a property agreement with Cathedral Gold (TSE) and Imperial Metals (TSE), owners of 90% and 10%, respectively, of the Sterling mine in Nevada.The ag…
Solitario exploration turns up mixed results
Exploration work has enabled Solitario Resources (TSE) to increase the size of its Bongara zinc deposit in northern Peru.The open-pit prospect is estimated to contain 1.9 million tonnes of oxide mater…
Sirios hits zinc, gold in Quebec
Drilling on its Escale property in north-central Quebec, Sirios Resources (ME) has discovered both gold and zinc mineralization.Mineralized iron formations with pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite and pyrite wer…
Geomaque expands Mexican holdings
With the San Francisco mine pouring gold in Sonora state, Geomaque Explorations (TSE) has added to its Mexican holdings by optioning a gold-silver property in the Pachuca district of Hidalgo state, 10…
Jonpol, H-L explore property near Busang
Indonesian authorities have granted approval for partners H-L Corp. (CDN) and Jonpol Explorations (TSE) to begin exploring two claim blocks in East Kalimantan.The blocks comprise 1,047 hectares within…
Wheaton raises funds for exploration
Wheaton River Minerals (TSE) has raised almost $5 million in a private placement, which it will apply to exploration and development at its Golden Bear and Ketza River projects in British Columbia.Whe…