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Silver Century hits copper in Quebec
Drilling by Silver Century Explorations (SVC-A) has intersected strong copper grades on the Stoke property, northeast of Sherbrooke, Que.The company’s interest in the property was obtained through its…
STOCK MARKETS — Metal markets carry Toronto exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange gained 150.41 points (or 2.4%) over the report period ended March 11 to close at 6,305.46 points. With the exception of March 10, trading volumes were heavy, with three of t…
$14m financing for Geomaque
Toronto-based Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) will raise $14 million, most of which will be used to acquire interests in Latin American projects.The company sold 4 million special warrants at $3.50 each…
Noront expands Ontario holdings
Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) has several new agreements in the offing.* The company has agreed to a 50-50 joint venture with private parties at its 195-claim base metal prospect in Hurdman t…
Odds ‘n’ sods — Cobalt’s canine mascot
By 1909, the northeastern Ontario town of Cobalt boasted a rag-tag downtown consisting of tailors, dressmakers, haberdashers and ice cream makers. The merchants, like the miners themselves, came from …
PRODUCER PRICES (March 17, 1997)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,646 per tonne, alloy $1,528 per tonne (Mar. 12/97).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,235 per tonne (Mar. 11/97).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.15 per lb. (Mar….
Lyon Lake encounters gold at Beta Vargas
In the latest round of drilling at the Beta Vargas concession in Costa Rica, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-T) has intersected additional low-grade gold mineralization.Previous work outlined a deposit contained…
Cominco drill-tests Peruvian gold play
Drilling by the Peruvian subsidiary of Cominco (CLT-T) is aimed at outlining a large-tonnage gold deposit on the Minaspata property, 110 km southwest of the city of Cuzco.Results from the ongoing, 27-…
First Dynasty applies for rights
First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) and its Indonesian partners have applied for exploration rights to 207,978 ha on the islands of Kalimantan and Java.Under the application, First Dynasty would effectively h…
Freegold updates resource estimate for Golden Summit project in Alaska
Vancouver-based International Freegold Mineral Development (ITF-V) has calculated gold resource estimates for four prospects at its Golden Summit project near Fairbanks, Alaska.*At the Dolphin prospec…
AMT International Mining outlines copper target at Old Reliable project
Toronto-based AMT International Mining (AAI-T) is attempting to outline economic copper mineralization at its Old Reliable deposit, near Tuscon, Ariz.A drill program at the deposit, which occupies the…