1998

Zappa Resources (ZPA-V) is set to deal its interest in the Gaby gold deposit in southern Ecuador to Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T).In a deal valued at US$1.6 million, Ecuadorian would take sole interest …

In early 1997, mining analysts from the London branch of Banque Paribas estimated that it would be a year before the benefits of a restructuring undertaken by Ashanti Goldfields (AHD.U-T) would be fel…

A judge has dismissed a company’s allegations that VenCan Gold (VCG-M) wrongfully dealt a 50% interest in production from the Edwards gold mine near Dubreuilville, Ont., to River Gold Mines (RIV-T).Ex…

Mining history will be made this fall with the official opening of the Ekati diamond mine in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories.Operated and 51% owned by Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-…

The Dow Jones Industrial average was down over the April 22-28 report period, closing at 8,898.96 on fears of higher interest rates in the bond market. The Dow slipped 285.98 points (or 3.1%), includi…

Operator Norcal Resources (NLR-V) and equal joint-venture partner Gold Giant Minerals (GNR-V) have completed their first phase of exploration drilling at the Norgiant project, situated 150 km northeas…

The Tulsequah Chief polymetallic mine in northwestern British Columbia was given a new lease on life earlier this year when the provincial government officially approved a proposal to reopen the forme…

Quebec City-based Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) is set to begin a new drill program on the Grande Sud property in the James Bay region of Quebec.Attention is focused on two zones of mineralization, name…

Encouraging results are reported from the first phase of exploration at the Silobela gold property in central Zimbabwe.Toronto-based Rift Resources (RIF-V), which is earning a half-interest in the pro…

Equal partners Hemisphere Development (HSD-V) and Aber Resources (ABZ-T) report that a new phase of drilling has begun on the Sunrise Lake volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit 70 miles northeast of Y…