SAF on trail of diamonds
Kimberlite indicator minerals have been recovered from at least 30 sites on the Mosomane diamond property in southeastern Botswana.Southern Africa Minerals (SAF-T) reports that several of the sites co…
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LATIN AMERICA — Orvana pushes ahead at Don Mario property
Now that feasibility work is under way at its Don Mario gold-copper deposit, Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) has launched an aggressive exploration program aimed at expanding reserves and testing new targets …
Magadan’s gold sector looking brighter — New investment, projects could lead to greater production
Although mines in the mountainous Magadan region of Russia produced 26.1 tonnes of gold in 1997 (6.3 tonnes more than were produced in the previous year), output was well below expectations. However, …
LATIN AMERICA — Rondal Gold options group of Mexican gold claims
Vancouver-based Rondal Gold (RGD-A) has acquired, in central Mexico, a 49% stake in a group of claims prospective for gold-silver-copper mineralization.The company, formerly known as Prior Resources a…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (April 06, 1998)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,423, alloy US$1,272 per tonne (Mar. 31/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,600 per tonne (Mar. 31/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$4.05 per lb. (Mar. …
LATIN AMERICA — Inca Pacific zeroes in on copper-gold prospects in Peru — Targets in Cajamarca and Ancash deemed promising
With its eye on the copper and gold exploration potential of Peru, Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) has, over the past five years, amassed a substantial portfolio of properties in the most promising meta…
LATIN AMERICA — Legal disputes upstage Latin American mining convention — Massive sulphide projects in Mexico attract attention
A year ago, delegates attending the Investing in the Americas conference in this popular tourist destination were reeling from reports that Bre-X Minerals had little, if any, gold at its Busang projec…
LATIN AMERICA — Early work on Sonora project returns interesting values for Miranda
In early January, Vancouver-based Miranda Industries (MAD-V) announced it had acquired a 20-sq.-km land package in the northern Mexican state of Sonora through staking.The claim block covers an area w…
LATIN AMERICA — Junior company chases missing chunk of Chuqui
Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) is marketing a unique product to mining investors: a chance to search for the missing piece of the largest copper deposit in the world.The Denver-based company, which only re…
EDITORIAL — Ottawa and environmentalists at it again — Much ado about (maybe) nothing
First of all, it is not a park, only a park proposal. And it’s not a mine yet either, or even a mineral deposit for that matter. It’s the strongest gravity anomaly in North America, which, if mineral-…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Mar. 25-31
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Companies (April 06, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAfcan MiningAlto MineralsAmblin ResourcesAMT Intern’l MiningAnglo AmericanApex Silver MinesArmada GoldAteba MinesBanro ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBlack Hawk MiningBlue Dese…