Commentary — Mining and elections
The author is the new project manager of Keep Mining in Canada, a grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of the importance of mining in this country.With an election call fast approaching,…
1997
Tenke seeks copper, cobalt in Zaire
Tenke Mining (TNK-T) will carry out a 40,000-metre drill program in an area between the Tenke and Fungurume copper-cobalt deposits in the highlands of southeastern Zaire.The goal of the 12-month progr…
Production boosts Louvem’s revenues
ntreal-based Louvem Mines (LOV-T) has passed its first full year as a gold producer since startup, in January 1996, at the Beaufor mine, near Val d’Or, Que.e vein-type lode-gold mine is owned equally …
Chase expands zone at Archangel
Initial drilling by Chase Resource (CQS-T) at its Archangel gold-copper property in the Philippines has expanded the area of known mineralization.Flat-lying zones of sheeted quartz veins and intensely…
Roycefield to produce antimony at Beaver Brook mine this year
Junior Roycefield Resources (RYC-T) has confirmed plans to bring its Beaver Brook antimony mine, in central Newfoundland, into full production in mid-1997.The company reports progress on the following…
Silver Century hits copper in Quebec
Drilling by Silver Century Explorations (SVC-A) has intersected strong copper grades on the Stoke property, northeast of Sherbrooke, Que.The company’s interest in the property was obtained through its…
Lyon Lake encounters gold at Beta Vargas
In the latest round of drilling at the Beta Vargas concession in Costa Rica, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-T) has intersected additional low-grade gold mineralization.Previous work outlined a deposit contained…
Cominco drill-tests Peruvian gold play
Drilling by the Peruvian subsidiary of Cominco (CLT-T) is aimed at outlining a large-tonnage gold deposit on the Minaspata property, 110 km southwest of the city of Cuzco.Results from the ongoing, 27-…
First Dynasty applies for rights
First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) and its Indonesian partners have applied for exploration rights to 207,978 ha on the islands of Kalimantan and Java.Under the application, First Dynasty would effectively h…
Freegold updates resource estimate for Golden Summit project in Alaska
Vancouver-based International Freegold Mineral Development (ITF-V) has calculated gold resource estimates for four prospects at its Golden Summit project near Fairbanks, Alaska.*At the Dolphin prospec…
AMT International Mining outlines copper target at Old Reliable project
Toronto-based AMT International Mining (AAI-T) is attempting to outline economic copper mineralization at its Old Reliable deposit, near Tuscon, Ariz.A drill program at the deposit, which occupies the…
Oroperu and Pan American verify gold find on Tres Cruces project in Peru
Drilling by Oroperu Resources (OROP-C) on the Tres Cruces project in north-central Peru has verified the continuity of mineralization.Mineralization at the property, a 50-50 joint venture with Pan Ame…