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Santa Catalina gets Colombian property
Santa Catalina (SLM-V) will earn a half interest in four concessions covering a major copper-gold porphyry system in northwestern Colombia.The remaining interest is held by Colorado-based Cyprus Amax …
LITERATURE REVIEW — Guyanese and Canadian production land Cambior back in the black
Expansion of the Omai mill in Guyana, along with increased production from the Bouchard-Hebert mine in Quebec, enabled Cambior (CBJ-T) to report improved cash flow and earnings in 1996.The Montreal-ba…
Roxmark drills in Geraldton camp
Drilling has resumed at the Geraldton, Ont., gold property held jointly by Toronto-based Roxmark Mines (RMK-T) and the Canadian subsidiary of Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N).The 1997 program will span at…
Who owns what at Busang
Ownership of the Busang gold projects, under the development agreement approved by the Indonesian government on Feb. 18, has been broken down as follows:BUSANG II — (SOUTHEAST)Company…
Coeur d’Alene eyes gold producer
An option agreement sets the stage for Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) to acquire a producing gold mine next to its El Bronce operation in northern Chile.In the meantime, the company is buying ore from th…
Exall extracts bulk sample
Exall Resources (EXL-T) has completed an exploration ramp at the Glimmer gold mine near Matheson, Ont., and is now excavating an underground bulk sample.Exall holds a 65.53% interest in the project, w…
Thunderwood sets to work at Radar property
Toronto-based juniors Thunderwood Resources (THS-T) and Consolidated Abitibi Resources (CAQ-M) have launched their 1997 exploration program at the 3,378-ha copper-zinc-gold Radar prospect near Flin Fl…
COMMENTARY — Cobalt demand to rise
World demand for cobalt could increase to about 28,000 tonnes per year in 2000, up from 23,500 tonnes in 1995. This demand should remain stable, and could increase further if the price of cobalt remai…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Feb. 12-18
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ODDS’N’SODS — Wild goose chase
Ontario’s Red Lake gold camp was booming in 1936.No fewer than 12 new mine shafts were being sunk that year, causing the town’s population to double within a short period. At the time, Placer Dome’s C…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Partners find more kimberlites at Buffalo Hills
Diamond-hunters Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Pure Gold Resources (PUG-T) have discovered two new kimberlites in the Buffalo Hills area of north-central Alberta, bringing to seven the number fou…