Reserve figure grows at Taylor
A new resource estimate for the Taylor property west of Matheson, Ont., puts the indicated and inferred resource in the three known mineralized zones at 3.1 million tonnes grading 10.3 grams gold per …
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Madison tables Mt. Kare estimate
Madison Enterprises (NMP-V) has tabled an initial resource estimate for the Mt. Kare gold deposit in Papua New Guinea.The project is owned 65% by Madison and 25% by Matu Mining, a wholly owned subsidi…
Adrian pulls values from Picuda — Junior also poised to assume control of Hyperion
Adrian Resources (ADL-T) and partner International Skyline Gold (SK-T) have unveiled encouraging results from drilling at the Picuda property in southern Peru.Adrian drilled 620 metres of core in a 6-…
PEOPLE – Winspear
Hugh Morris appointed director.
PEOPLE – Viceroy
Eric Edwards appointed chief financial officer.
PEOPLE – Seahawk
J.S. Drever appointed director.
CIM looks at Antamina
The Antamina copper-zinc project in Peru will be discussed at the next luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held at 12 noon on Dec. 10 at Toronto’s Ontario Clu…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Roll out the propaganda machine — Lands for Life
To hear some environmentalists tell the tale, the corks are popping in the head offices of logging and mining companies across Ontario. The chainsaws are being revved up from Rainy River to North Bay,…
Mining shucksters swamp shellfish soiree
An estimated 350 people from Toronto’s mining, exploration and financial community turned up at the oyster party held annually by explosives company Orica Canada and the Toronto branch of the Canadian…
DIAMOND PAGE — Monopros launches winter program on AK property
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has given the green light to a $14-million bulk-sampling program on the AK diamond property in the Northwest Territories.Monopros, the exploration arm of De Beers,…
Burkina Faso lures majors, juniors alike
A 3-day mining conference held recently in Burkina Faso provided ample proof that interest in the West African nation’s mineral potential is on the rise.Titled “Promin 98,” the event attracted 500 att…
DIAMOND PAGE — Partners recover diamonds from Jericho
The newly discovered Contwoyto-1 kimberlite in the Greater Jericho area of the Northwest Territories has yielded encouraging diamond counts for partners Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and New Indigo Resource…