Court date set in lawsuit
A trial date has been set in an 11-year-old lawsuit launched by Scintilore Exploration (SLP-T) against prospectors John Larche and Donald McKinnon over proceeds from the sale of properties in the Heml…
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River Gold hums along in Wawa
In the past two years, River Gold Mines (RIV-T) has started up two operations in the Wawa camp of northern Ontario, and, in spite of the downturn in gold prices, the company’s balance sheet augurs wel…
Great Basin hits bonanza grades at Ivanhoe
Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has intersected bonanza gold and silver grades at its Ivanhoe property, in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The junior hit a number of epithermal, multi-stage, quartz veins containing hi…
EXPLORATION 1998 — New crop of juniors exploring in Nevada — Focus on gold and copper-silver potential
A new crop of juniors is exploring for minerals in Nevada, and not all are looking for gold; several are pursuing copper and silver targets.* Calgary-based Cascade Metals (CEM-A), while focused primar…
EXPLORATION 1998 — SouthernEra revs-up plant at Klipspringer in South Africa
Potgeitersrus, South Africa — Three years of exploration at the Klipspringer project have turned what started as a single showing into a significant diamond producer.Operator SouthernEra Resources (S…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Primero drills in Alberta
Drilling is underway on the 101,000-ha Peace River prospect in north-central Alberta.Primero Industries (PMI-V) holds an option to earn a half-interest in the project from New Claymore Resources (NCS-…
Companies (March 09, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAlmaden ResourcesAlta GoldAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArchon MineralsArcturus ResourcesArgentina GoldArmistice ResourcesAsarcoAtlasAtna ResourcesAug…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Magnesium Alloy active in Republic of Congo
Junior Magnesium Alloy (MGAC.U-C) has formed an ambitious plan to become a large, low-cost producer of magnesium metal through a multi-faceted project now at an embryonic stage in the Republic of Cong…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Avalon sizes up rare-metal pegmatite at Separation Rapids
Kenora, Ont. — With a follow-up drilling campaign now under way at its Separation Rapids rare-metal pegmatite deposit, Toronto-based Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is becoming more confident that the projec…
Donner buys Labrador claims
Donner Minerals (DML-V) is increasing its position in the South Voisey’s Bay area of Labrador by buying out partner Thistle Creek Resources’ half-interest in 165 mineral claims.The Vancouver-based jun…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Geomaque advances Honduran gold play — Extended strike length could boost resources
Toronto-based Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) continues to report strong gold grades at the Vueltas del Rio project in northwestern Honduras.The junior has now completed 192 holes on the Main zone. Step…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Fairbanks district home — to promising projects Barrick, Newmont among explorers
The Fairbanks district in central Alaska is in no danger of losing its reputation for being a hotbed of mineral exploration and production.The Fort Knox gold mine is up and running, and the True North…