1993

Consultant James Tilsley has come up with a unique analogy to explain why diamond grades vary dramatically within kimberlite pipes. He tells the uninitiated to imagine a kimberlite pipe as a mixed bun…

Increased prices of Venezuelan concessions have prompted junior companies to investigate opportunities in neighboring Guyana and Suriname. A recent entrant, Cathedral Gold (TSE), acquired an option to…

Few discoveries this past decade have sparked more speculative interest than the Eskay Creek project, a polymetallic deposit on a sub-alpine plateau some 80 km northeast of Stewart, B.C. When it was b…

Citation Gold Corp. (CGQ:VSE) has changed its name to Cogenix Power Corp. with no consolidation of capital.

Shareholders of Adrian Resources (VSE) have approved an agreement to buy all issued and outstanding shares of Panamanian company Georecursos Internacional S.A. As a result, Adrian will hold an indirec…

Hans Banziger appointed director.

As an example of how the diamond frenzy is beginning to rub off on exploration for other minerals, DHK Resources will raise $7.2 million, through private placements, to spend on new projects. Since Ke…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange is experiencing its strongest market in recent years, with the latest quarter showing the second-highest volume on record, and the highest since 1987. The upsurge in gold …

An advanced copper-gold deposit in Puerto Rico will be further tested this year by a drilling and metallurgical program funded by USMX (NASDAQ). The company recently acquired an approximate 50% equity…

A sharp drop in copper and potash prices in April led to a new cyclical low for the metal and mineral sub-index of the Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index. Base metal prices continue to be pla…

Toronto-listed junior St Andrew Goldfields has issued four million special warrants at 80 cents each to raise $3.2 million. Each can be exchanged for one common share. Some of the proceeds will fund d…

Ontario Premier Bob Rae urged Canadian mining companies to increase their foreign exposure, at a recent “Meet the Miners” reception at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Rae said that while his gove…