Diamonds among best bets for ’03
The Northern Miner asked several followers of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. Last week we heard from John Kaiser and Donald Poirier. This week, James Must…
Almaden Resources Corporation
Almaden, Santoy find little sun at Tropico
An initial drill program at the Tropico polymetallic property in western Mexico has cut wide swaths of low-grade sulphide mineralization for partners Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) and Santoy Resources (SAN…
Almaden keeps focused on greenfields projects
Recently formed Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has a simple motto: Acquire virgin projects and explore them to the point where another company can be convinced to foot the bill.Almaden was formed earlier th…
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002, Part 2
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Santoy, Fairfield test copper-platinum-palladium play
Platinum and palladium are not typically associated with Mexico, but that hasn’t swayed Santoy Resources (SAN-V) and Fairfield Minerals (FFD-T) from searching for the metals at their Tropico project o…
Targets defined at Mackay Lake
Ground geophysical surveys are being conducted over two prominent circular anomalies on the Mackay Lake property, south of the Lac de Gras area in the Northwest Territories.A 75% interest in the prope…
Copper Ridge eyes more Mexican ground
Junior Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) has inked a deal that adds the San Carlos and Gitana claims to its stable of Mexican projects.The company is already earning an interest in the Gavilanes and E…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Pogo area gold play mixed bag for juniors
With this year’s field season drawing to a close, the area play around the 5.2-million-oz. Pogo gold project in Alaska failed to generate much speculative interest or excitement for the dozen or so co…
Companies (November 01, 1999)
Achieva DevelopmentAlmaden ResourcesAnooraq ResourcesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAtna ResourcesBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBlue Desert MiningBreakwater ResourcesCambiorCamflo ResourcesCamnor Resources…
Companies (July 19, 1999)
Adikann GoldfieldsAfrioreAlmaden ResourcesAnglo American Aquest MineralsAvalon VenturesBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningBreakwater ResourcesCamphor VenturesCons. Trillion ResourcesCumberland ResourcesDe B…
Juniors plan drilling
Partners Almaden Resources (AMH-V) and Troymin Resources (TYR-M) will carry out a drill program on the Prospector Mountain gold-copper porphyry property, 240 km northwest of Whitehorse, Y.T.The proper…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Juniors converge near Teck’s Pogo gold play
The area play around the 5.2-million-oz. Pogo gold project in Alaska is slowly generating interest among speculative investors, and this slowness is partly due to the lack of historical exploration in…