Long a small-scale diamond-producing country, Lesotho, in Southern Africa, may soon hit the big time.Messina Diamond (MSC-T), a newly listed Toronto-based company, is stepping up work on the Liquobong…
Banking on the old adage that the best place to find a new mine is near an old one, Golden Hemlock Resources (GHE-V) is looking for treasure in the Sierra Madre mountains surrounding this Mexican vill…
South Africa’s minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs has a message for black- and foreign-owned exploration firms that are experiencing frustration in their attempts to acquire prospective ground in …
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) has identified 169 potential kimberlite targets in parts of central and northern Finland.In total, 125 claims were staked in an attempt to cover the targets. Until recently, t…
Partners High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) and Focal Resources (FCJ-A) have launched a US$5-million exploration program at five gold properties in Nicaragua.Geophysics, trenching and a substantial drill p…
The government of Angola recently awarded to Easton Minerals (EM-V) a base and precious metals prospecting licence in the Hula district.The licence covers a large, layered anorthosite complex believed…
An independent consulting firm has calculated inferred resources for Caledonia Mining’s (CAL-T) cobalt oxide discoveries at the Nama project in Zambia.Based on the results of a widely spaced drill pro…
The diamond market was strong in 1996, as indicated by year-end figures released by South Africa-based producer De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) and its distribution arm, the Central Selling Organ…
Diamond Fields International (DFI) has acquired all the subsisting rights of BHP Minerals International and Benco to gain an interest in the Luderitz diamond mining concessions, off the coast of Namib…
A 1,000-metre, 6-hole program is under way on the Canalask property in southeastern Yukon.Owner Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) will test coincident airborne electromagnetic and magnetic geophysical anom…
Spending on exploration and mine development surpassed $108 million last year in the Yukon Territory, continuing an upward trend which began in 1992.Exploration spending totalled $54.8 million (a 37% …
Alberta-listed Coleville Resources (CLL-A) plans to raise $2 million in a private placement to finance exploration and development of its Indonesian properties.The financing comes less than two months…
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