TNK recovers macros at Gope
Results from 21 of 25 samples from the Gope project in Botswana show three macrodiamonds (larger than 1 mm) and 50 smaller stones from 1,330 kg of kimberlitic material.Project owner and operator TNK R…
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MINERAL EXPLORATION — Spider and KWG pursue Wawa diamonds
Spider Resources (SPQ-A) and equal joint-venture partner and affiliate KWG Resources (KWG-T) have wrapped up a first phase of exploration work at their diamond property north of Wawa, Ont., alongside …
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Exploring in West Africa poses challenge — Ghana Goldfields follows in footsteps of predecessors
The bedrock may have similarities to rocks underlying the great gold camps of Eastern Canada, but tropical weathering and other differences in the surficial environment pose challenges for Canadian co…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Termites guide companies to gold
Termites can be a costly nuisance to urban dwellers, but, for companies exploring for gold in Africa, they can be used to save thousands of dollars and point the way to a bonanza.The tiny, ant-like in…
MacMillan, Cambior explore Peru
Toronto-based MacMillan Gold (MMG-T) and a subsidiary of Cambior (CBJ-T) are teaming up to explore several properties in the Huamachuco area of north-central Peru.Both companies will fund a preliminar…
White Knight buys into Nevada property
White Knight Resources (WKR-V) can earn a 51% interest in the New Pass gold property in western Nevada from privately held Quest U.S.A. Resources.White Knight is required to make option payments total…
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 15, 1997)
Takura Minerals (TKM-V) has changed its name to Consolidated African Mining (AFC-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.
Freewest drilling near Timmins
A 5-hole, 1,000-metre drill program by Freewest Resources (FWR-T) will test the Bristol Twp. gold property in the Timmins region of northern Ontario.The program will test five separate induced-polariz…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Downhole geophysics helps keep Voisey’s Bay II dream alive
Although they have yet to find economic base metal concentrations, juniors Columbia Yukon Resources (CYR-A) and International CanAlaska Resources (ICA-V) refuse to abandon the theory that the Eastern …
Banro Res. drills in Dem. Republic of Congo
Toronto-based Banro Resource (BNRS-C) has finally succeeded in airlifting some 90 tons of equipment — including two diamond-drill rigs — from South Africa to its Twangiza gold deposit in the Democra…
MINERAL EXPORATION — Neural networks applied to Carlin trend
By applying neural pattern recognition technology, Uranerz USA is reinterpreting the Ren gold property in the Carlin trend of northern Nevada.The property is a joint venture between Uranerz, Romarco M…
Positive audit for Honduran gold find — Mar-West, Curion continue drilling San Martin concession
An independent audit of the Sinter hot springs gold deposit on the San Martin concession in central Honduras has concluded that the previously reported drill results are a fair representation of the d…