2002

Ashton defines Buffalo Hills deposit

Delineation drilling by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) at the Buffalo Hills project in Alberta indicates that the prospective K252 kimberlite is irregularly shaped and smaller than first thought.Asht…



CanAlaska enters Otish Mountains foray

In an effort to turn up targets for ground follow-up work, Harry Barr’s CanAlaska Ventures (CVV-V) has been flying magnetic geophysical surveys over its main holdings in the Otish Mountains area of Qu…


Turmoil rocks Durban Deeps

Over the report period ended March 5, another blow was struck against the image of South Africa as a serious gold-mining country: the country’s government took the unusual step of barring Durban Roode…


Lending Rates (March 11, 2002)

as of 4 pm ET, Mar. 5, 2002(%)Bank of Canada2.25Canadian Prime3.75U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.92LIBOR US$ 6-month2.09LIBOR US$ 1-year2.59Gold lease 3-month0.62Gold lease…





Anglo American Platinum, the Western World's largest platinum miner, and partner Pacific North West Capital are among the most active explorers for platinum group metals in the Sudbury region. Above, consultant geologist Scott Jobin-Bevans (left), who manages the pair's River Valley project, refers to a geological map during a site visit.

Sudbury PGM play enters new phase

Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…


Map Credit: International Curator ResourcesLocation map of the Hunt & Tex property in Manitoba

Hunt find raises hopes for gold camp in Manitoba

Vancouver — There’s gold in them thar Churchill-Superior Boundary zone rocks. The discovery, by International Curator Resources’ (IC-T), of the Hunt deposit, 120 km northeast of Thompson, Man., prove…



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…


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