GOLD FUNDS (March 15, 1999)
Gold Funds as of March 4, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$13.955.98Price$9.65$5.9…
News
Ashanti puts Geita on fast track
Construction is under way at Ashanti Goldfields’ (ASL-N) Geita gold project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields region of western Tanzania.Situated 90 km southwest of Mwanza, the open-pit mine will exploi…
EXPLORATION 1999 – SouthernEra readies Yamba Lake for drilling
SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has begun a high-resolution airborne magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical survey over the Yamba Lake property, 45 km north of the Ekati mine in the Northwest Territor…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Kirkland Lake camp attracts juniors
Even though production in the Kirkland Lake camp is now limited to the Macassa mine and Lake Shore tailings projects of Kinross Gold (K-T), persistent junior companies and a lively body of independent…
EXPLORATION 1999 – First kimberlites barren for Contiki
No diamonds have been found in the first three of 10 kimberlites drill-tested by Contiki Resources (TKI-V) on ground held in Botswana.Contiki can earn a 60% interest in prospecting licence 139-93 from…
Index (March 15, 1999)
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Gabriel sizes up Rosia Montana
Toronto-based Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) reports a 70% boost to the mineral inventory at its Rosia Montana gold-silver deposit in Romania.The revised estimate is based on 51 drillholes spanning 8,750 m…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Queenston assembles land packages
Best known for concentrating its efforts in the Kirkland Lake area, Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has recently made deals to advance exploration on properties in other parts of the Abitibi.A joint venture …
St Andrew eyes open pit at Hislop
Drilling by St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) has outlined what could evolve into an open-pit gold deposit at its Hislop property near Matheson, Ont.Fifteen core holes sunk in the previously discovered Wes…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Australia to Zimbabwe, and everything in between — Welcoming the World
The program for this year’s convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada tells one story. East Africa, Far Eastern Russia and the Cordilleran of South America have top billing in t…
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EXPLORATION 1999 – Aurizon drills Casa Berardi
Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) has 10 drills active at its wholly owned Casa Berardi project in Quebec’s prolific Abitibi mining district. The program is aimed at boosting mineral resources to …