Ursa Major expands interests in Kazakstan
Junior Ursa Major International (URSA-C) has added a fourth gold property to its portfolio of mineral assets in Kazakstan.The Hamilton, Ont.-based company can acquire a 60% interest in the Nirinsk lic…
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Sulliden drills turning at Red Cliff Pond
Diamond drilling by Quebec-based Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has begun at the Red Cliff Pond gold property in Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula.The junior can earn a 100% interest in the 1,440-ha p…
Placer Dome drills to a Fault near Detour Lake
Two more holes drilled by Placer Dome (PDG-T) on the Fault Lake property, adjacent to the company’s Detour Lake gold mine in northern Ontario, have intersected gold mineralization.The property, held i…
Energold outlines gold trend in Dominican Republic
Drilling has enabled Energold Mining (EGD-V) to identify a northwestern trend of mineralization on its El Centenario epithermal gold deposit in the Dominican Republic.The trend was confirmed by hole 4…
Pentland hits 200-oz. intersection at Marlhill
The cake: Drilling at the Marlhill property in Hoyle Twp., just east of Timmins, Ont., has confirmed that four mineralized structures continue down-plunge from where they are exposed in old mine worki…
EAG and partner drill in Guinea
Equal joint-venture partners West Africa Mining Exploration (SMF-T) and Emerging Africa Gold (EAGI-C) have received encouraging drill results from their Jean-Gobele gold property in Guinea.During 1996…
Band-Ore Res. proves up Thorne gold property
Junior Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) will begin a 92,000-metre drill program to delineate resources at its Thorne gold property, 20 km southwest of Timmins, Ont.The new program will consist of six rigs a…
Solitario drilling hits high grade
Drilling continues at the Canada Onda gold project of Solitario Resources (SLR-T) in Argentina, following the identification of high-grade gold mineralization.Results of five holes drilled over 756 me…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Pay up or give back Windy Craggy
Royal Oak President Margaret (Peggy) Witte and British Columbia Premier Glen Clark will probably never agree on much, apart from the weather. But one thing they do share is a stake in the fate of the …
Fairstar Explorations tests zones at gold properties in Ghana
Junior Fairstar Explorations (FFR-M) has begun exploring two of its gold properties in Ghana.At the previously unexplored Abuakwa property, the company is preparing a grid for upcoming soil and ground…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — More kimberlitic bodies found in Alberta
Three additional kimberlitic-textured bodies have been discovered in the Buffalo Hills area of north-central Alberta, bringing the total to five.Partners Ashton Mining of Canada (RCA-T) and Pure Gold …
Waseco updates gold resource for Tewah alluvial project
Infill drilling financed by Waseco Resources (WSCO-C) has boosted resources at the Tewah alluvial gold project in Kalimantan, Indonesia.The junior is earning a 60% interest in the project by completin…