Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (July 16, 2001)
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut — Recently cashed up and determined to expand resources at its Ferguson Lake copper/nickel/cobalt/platinum-group-metals property in Nunavut, Starfield Resources (SRU-V) is churn…
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Partners turn up low grades in Kirkland Lake
Five holes drilled in the South Break and 180 Splay structures in Lebel and Gauthier twps., near Kirkland Lake, Ont., have intersected long intervals of low-grade gold mineralization.Partners Queensto…
Deeps deposit expands scope of Jubilee’s Cosmos mine
Hampered by a seemingly endless stream of operational problems and severe debt issues, the dry laterite nickel operations in Western Australia continue to face credibility problems. It is therefore re…
Falco advances nickel projects
While dry laterite projects in Australia and elsewhere are generating the most news these days, laterite deposits amenable to traditional pyrometallurgical processing techniques are making a comeback …
Voisey’s Bay talks back on track
Some of the faces have changed, but Inco (N-T) and the government of Newfoundland are back at the negotiating table, trying to drum up a deal for development of the long-stalled Voisey’s Bay nickel-co…
Australia top destination for exploration spending
Australia attracted 17.3% of global exploration funding last year, more than any other country in the world, though spending fell 19% to A$676.3 million from the previous year. Gold was the main targe…
Starfield extends West zone at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — Drill results from the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum-palladium property, in Nunavut, indicate that the geological resource will be greatly expanded at the West zone.Starfiel…
Emily Ann takes shape under LionOre
Development work is proceeding on schedule at the Emily Ann underground nickel-copper project in Western Australia.In December 2000, LionOre Nickel, the 70%-owned Aussie subsidiary of LionOre Mining I…
Rockwell unravels Pedra Branca puzzle
Fortaleza, Brazil — Some 250 km southwest of this busy port city, structural deformation has transformed one of the world’s largest layered mafic intrusive complexes into a geological puzzle, which, …
Fort Knox eyes Sudbury (May 28, 2001)
Vancouver — Fort Knox Gold Resources (FNX-T) has teamed with mining contractor Dynatec (DY-T) in an attempt to acquire five of Inco’s (N-T) properties in the Sudbury Basin. Inco has accepted t…
Southwestern Gold active in Argentina, Peru
Denver — Faced with the impending South American winter, partners Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) and Consolidated Jaba (JBA-V) are hurrying to complete soil sampling on the Tecka layered mafic intrusion i…
Inco options Atikokan ground
An option agreement with Atikokan Resources (AKN-V) sets the stage for Inco (N-T) to earn a 55% interest in the junior’s Lumby Lake project in northwestern Ontario. The target is believed prospective …