Victoria resumes drilling at Red Rock
Vancouver-based junior Victoria Resource (VIT-V) is gearing up for a second round of reverse-circulation drilling at the Red Rock gold-silver property in southwestern Nevada’s Esmeralda Cty.The compan…
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Safety improves despite Beatrix
The recent accident at the Beatrix gold mine has once again focused attention on the South African mining industry’s safety performance.This tragic event, which claimed 12 lives, shocked and saddened …
Canyon ponders underground mine at Briggs
Denver — Low gold prices are putting a damper on the North Briggs project, in southeastern California, reducing the size of what was to be a real cost-saver for owner Canyon Resources (CAU-X).The Den…
NAME CHANGES (June 11, 2001)
Golden Thunder Resources (gth-v) has changed its name to Consolidated Thunder Resources (ghg-v) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.Odyssey Exploration (OEP-V) has changed its name to…
Junior explores for Pipeline’s roots
Denver — Toronto geologist John Gardiner believes he holds the key to a major reinterpretation of the geology of Crescent Valley in central Nevada — a revision that could not only resolve long-stand…
Corriente cuts high values at Mirador
Vancouver — Junior Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has intersected its highest copper and gold grades to date at the Mirador prospect in southeast Ecuador.Seven vertical holes targeted the northern edge …
Hope is in the air
After years of suffering, Estelle Cyr finally succumbed to primary pulmonary hypertension at age 27. She left behind three daughters, Melanie, Lynne and Angele. The three girls would go to live in Tim…
Kimberlite find at Jericho yields few stones
A new kimberlite discovery at the wholly owned Jericho project of Tahera (TAH-T) has yielded just two stones from the initial processing of 100.4 kg of drill core.The kimberlite was discovered this pa…
Orvana inks deal with Bolivia’s Comsur
A recent agreement with Bolivia’s largest mining company will provide Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) with US$18 million in cash and financing to place the Don Mario gold-silver-copper project into production…
Mining: more than creating jobs
The Canadian mining industry is one of the few industrial sectors where Canadian knowledge, technology, expertise and corporate leadership dominate internationally. But it’s a position we must work ha…
El Morro drilling programme wraps up
Noranda (NOR-T) is encouraged by results from the last three holes drilled at the La Fortuna target, part of the El Morro copper-gold project in north-central Chile.The Toronto-based major is earning …
Expatriate receives extension
Vancouver — Cominco (CLT-T) has granted Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) a payment extension for its purchase of the Kudz Ze Kayah deposit in the Finlayson Lake District in the Yukon.According to the ame…