Ross Toms, Part II
“Perhaps I am stark crazy, but there’s none of you too sane;It’s just a little matter of degree.My hobby is to hunt out gold; it’s fortressed in my brain;It’s life and love and wife and home to me.A…
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MABC celebrates centenary
The Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, making it one of the oldest industry associations in the province. MABC President Gary Livingstone say…
Metal Prices (July 09, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 3July 2June 29June 28June 27Aluminium1452.50/1…
Tiberon advances Nui Phao project
Vancouver — With a scoping study in hand, Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) plans to conduct metallurgical tests on the Nui Phao polymetallic project in Vietnam.The bench-scale metallurgical study, slated to …
Wolfden makes splash at High Lake project in NWT
Vancouver — Assay results from the first hole drilled by Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) indicate potential for expanding the known resource at the High Lake polymetallic property in Nunavut.The hole was c…
Drilling proves up resource for Summo
Exploration drilling by Australian-based Matrix Metals at the Mt. Watson prospect, near Cloncurry in Queensland, Australia, has outlined a resource that could significantly extend the life of Matrix’s…
Linear bullish after trenching
Channel sampling by Linear Resources (LRR-V) at the Seymour Lake property, near Armstrong, Ont., has returned encouraging tantalum values from granitic pegmatite bodies.The St. John’s, Nfld.-based com…
Conquest picks up gold producer
Buying-in when political risk is at its highest is permitting Conquest Resources (YQR-V) to assemble a large land package in Zimbabwe’s Midlands gold field.Conquest, which has already acquired five fo…
Muskox cuts sulphides at Keel-2
Vancouver — The first four holes into the Keel-2 geophysical target on the Muskox Intrusive Complex in Nunavut hav…
Sultan resumes drilling at Kena
Vancouver — Favourable results from the first four holes into the Gold Mountain zone have prompted Sultan Minerals…
Aurizon reworks Casa Berardi payment (July 06, 2001)
TVX Gold (TVX-T) has agreed to grant Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) a two-year extension (to August 2003) for the payment o…
Strike strands Chilean copper
An eight-day-long strike by Chilean port workers at the northern port of Antofagasta is set to run through the week…