NEVADA — Barrick explores Bullfrog gold mine
A $600,000 exploration program by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) will focus on discovering and developing gold deposits near the company’s Bullfrog gold mine, 3 miles southwest of Beatty and 125 miles northwest…
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NEVADA — Cortez partners aim to extend Pipeline mineralization — Exploration program will test potential of Coral Gold’s Robertson property
The Cortez joint venture will attempt to extend its Pipeline deposit by exploring on the Robertson property of Vancouver-based Coral Gold (CLH-V)According to Louis Wolfin, president of Coral, the Cort…
Barrick invests in Alaskan gold
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has inked a deal whereby it can earn a 51% interest in the Golden Summit property of International Freegold (ITF-V), situated in the Fairbanks district of Alaska.For its interest,…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets soured by reports of tampering — Diamond hunters, golds stumble; mixed bag for foreign-oriented juniors
Western markets continued to take it on the chin over the report period ended May 20 as reports of sample salting and tampering caused investors to back away from junior gold exploration stocks (see p…
STOCK MARKETS — Little stirs on TSE as golds retreat to lower levels — Broad market fractionally higher, base metals slide marginally
The Toronto Stock Exchange traded in a narrow range throughout the report period ended May 20, finishing only a fraction higher than in the previous week. The TSE 300 composite index, now firmly back …
Triton on track at Limon mine
During the first quarter of 1997, Triton Mining (TTM-T) boosted production while lowering cash costs at its Nicaraguan gold mine known as El Limon.The company processed 88,627 tonnes grading 5.15 gram…
Abacus aims to expand Lookout zone
Exploration drilling is set to resume at the Niblack volcanogenic massive sulphide project in southeastern Alaska.Abacus Minerals (AMC-V) will focus on the gold-enriched Lookout zone, where last year’…
STOCK MARKETS — Golds give further push to TSE 300 composite index — Junior issues add spark to Toronto market; precious metals strengthen
Fuelled by strong performances in the gold and base metal markets, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index gained a hefty 119.28 points, or 1.9%, to finish the report period ended May 13 at 6,2…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Indonesian fraud with Philippine trimmings
As a career prospector who has developed projects in Canada over the past 15 years, I have only one thing to say about the Busang “deposit” in Indonesia: Good riddance.During the past two years, the s…
Barrick works to upgrade Diablillos project in Argentina — Company shares indirect interest in gold-silver project with Pacific Rim Mining
In an attempt to increase the resource of the Oculto gold-silver zone, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has completed an 8,000-Metre drill program on the Diablillos property in the northwestern Argentine province…
RTZ-CRA options Yanacocha
In northern Peru, RTZ-CRA (RTZ-N) and Solitario Resources (SLR-T) have struck a deal whereby each company will explore a property held by the other.RTZ-CRA can earn a 60% interest in Solitario’s 155,0…
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