Rock to re-drill Chilean copper prospect
Although no significant mineralization was encountered in last year’s limited drilling on the Coiron property in the Chilean Andes, a re-interpretation of the data from a subsequent induced-polarizati…
1999
Meetings (October 18, 1999)
Oct 13 Alto Oct 13 Hyperion Oct 13 Northern Glacier Oct 14 Laurier Oct 14 Pacific Cascade Oct 14 Pacific Rim Oct 15 E-Minerals Oct 15 Loubel Oct 15 Nucanolan Oct 18 Cons. Logan Oct 18 Ivory Oct 18 Lat…
Lihir plans merger with Niugini
Lihir Gold (LIHRY-Q) has offered to acquire all the outstanding shares of Australian-listed Niugini Mining.Niugini, which is 50.5%-owned by Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N), owns a 17% interest (equivalen…
Hot values intersected at Silvertip
Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) and Imperial Metals (IPM-T) have encountered encouraging silver-zinc-lead values at their jointly held Silvertip project in northern British Columbia.The second hole of a 3-hole …
St Andrew, Holmer team up at Timmins
St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) says it intends to earn a majority interest in the Timmins gold project in Ontario’s Bristol Twp.Property owner Holmer Gold (HGM-T) reports that the deposit contains a res…
Sulliden ready to drill at Santo Toribio in Peru
Promising early results from the Santo Toribio project in Ancash department in west-central Peru offer Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) hope it can imitate a nearby success story.Santo Toribio is about 7 …
Infill drilling confirms Alamo Dorado
Results from reverse-circulation drilling at the Alamo Dorado silver project in Sonora state, Mexico, have confirmed the continuity of the mineralization along strike and downdip, and indicated potent…
LATIN AMERICA — Glamis green-lights San Martin project in Honduras — Open-pit mine expected to crank out 80,000 oz. per year
In less than a year, San Martin in southern Honduras has graduated from the exploration stage to approved-mine status with a 1.5-million-oz. gold resource.Glamis Gold (GLG-T) is currently developing t…
LATIN AMERICA — Canuc to mine in Ecuador
Toronto-based junior Canuc Resources (CANC-C) has signed an agreement with various Ecuadoran groups that will allow the company more secure access to its conflict-ridden Nambija gold property in south…
GUEST COLUMN — Avoiding abduction
Recent reports of kidnappings of pipeline workers in Ecuador and a mine technician in Nicaragua have raised concerns over the safety of Canadians working in Latin America.It must be recognized that ho…
LATIN AMERICA — Southern Peru expands reserves at Toquepala
Southern Peru Copper (PCU-N) has outlined additional copper at its Toquepala mine, near Arequipa.The company, which is 54% held by Asarco (AR-N), has spent the past two years exploring beneath the bot…
LATIN AMERICA — Eaglecrest drills San Simon property in Bolivia
Junior explorer Eaglecrest Explorations (EEL-V) is hoping that perseverance, new management and a new geological model will pay off at its San Simon gold property in northeastern Bolivia.Situated 500 …