Archon hits snags while drilling in Lac de Gras
Drilling by Archon Minerals (ACS-V) in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories has been halted following the testing of only one target.Archon had set about testing some 22 geophysical pipe-…
Dentonia Resources Ltd
Henry Shear
Henry Shear, an exploration geologist who spent 42 years working for such companies as General Resources, Noranda and Quintana Minerals, has died. He was 66.Shear was born in Kirksville, Miss., in 193…
BHP disappointed at DHK, WI claims in NWT
Diamond explorer Archon Minerals (ACS-V) has come up empty after drilling 14 geophysical targets on the DHK and WI claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories.A year ago, BHP Dia…
Archon unsuccessful at drilling targets in NWT
Dentonia Resources (DTA-V), a one-third owner of DHK Diamonds, reports that the first four of five airborne “Falcon” targets to be drill-tested by Archon Minerals (ACS-V) on the DHK and WI joint-ventu…
BHP identifies 22 targets in Lac de Gras area
BHP Diamonds, a division of Australia-based BHP (BHP-N), has identified 22 potential kimberlite targets on the DHK and WI joint-venture claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territorie…
Year is capped by Aber’s sale of Snap Lake to De Beers
Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has agreed to sell its 32.24% interest in the promising Snap Lake project to South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) for $173 million.The move came just days after Lo…
SouthernEra finds kimberlite at Munn Lake — Drill-testing uncovers narrow kimberlite body
Toronto-based SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) may have found the source of diamond-bearing kimberlite float boulders at the Back Lake project in the Northwest Territories.The company discovered a kimber…
Companies (May 17, 1999)
Abacus MineralsAber ResourcesAlberta EnergyAmerica Mineral FieldsAnatolia Minerals DevelopmentAnzex ResourcesArgosy MiningAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAsia MineralsAthlone Minera…
MINING IN CANADA — Kennecott cuts kimberlite at WO claim block in NWT
Kennecott is benefitting from its drilling efforts in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories.A program focused on the WO block has intersected an 82-metre-thick interval of volcaniclastic…
DIAMOND PAGE — Drilling heats up in Territorial diamond play — Juniors advance exploration projects while Diavik moves to permitting stage
Several diamond exploration programs are in full swing in the Northwest Territories.Monopros, the Canadian subsidiary of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q), has launched a drill program on the AK cl…
Companies (March 09, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAlmaden ResourcesAlta GoldAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArchon MineralsArcturus ResourcesArgentina GoldArmistice ResourcesAsarcoAtlasAtna ResourcesAug…
DIAMOND PAGE — DO-18 disappoints
From the results of a mini-bulk drill sample, the DO-18 pipe on the WO claim block in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories appears to be uneconomic.A 6.9-tonne sample yielded an undisclos…