Nord Pacific eyes gold project in Ontario
A gold project in Ontario’s Chester Twp. has caught the attention of Nord Pacific (NORPF-Q), an Australian-based copper producer exploring for gold and base metals in Australia, Papua New Guinea and N…
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THE DIAMOND PAGE — Northern Abitibi eyes prospect
A letter-of-intent agreement sets the stage for Northern Abitibi Mining (NAI-A) to earn up to a 50% participating interest in a land package in the Keroane diamond district of Guinea, West Africa.The …
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Laramide drilling Goliath
Toronto-based Laramide Resources (LAM-T) plans to carry out deep drilling at its Goliath gold property, 15 km east of Dryden, Ont.The property is immediately south of the Thunder West gold deposit, wh…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Romarco forges ahead with exploration programs in Nevada
Toronto-based gold explorer Romarco Minerals (R-T) remains focused on Nevada, where drill results from as many as five separate properties are awaited.At the Midas gold property, the company conducted…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Dianor explores Ancash district
A sampling program at the Piedra Cincelada property in Peru’s Ancash district has returned encouraging results for Ressources Dianor (DOR-M).The Montreal-based junior carried out a preliminary surface…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Lyon Lake hits gold in Costa Rica
In the first five holes drilled on the Canamazo concession in Costa Rica, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) has intersected low-grade gold values.Prior to the drilling, Lyon Lake conducted a geochemical survey …
Production levels rise for most base metals
Canadian production of all nonferrous metals except zinc rose in September 1996 above levels recorded in the same period last year.Production of salt was also higher than the level recorded one year a…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Sulphide discovery changes picture at Cerro Casale
It would seem there is more to Chile’s Aldebaran project than meets the eye.The discovery of deep-seated sulphide gold-copper mineralization extending beneath the Cerro Casale oxidized gold deposit ha…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Cambiex continues work at Sultana
A drilling program has returned encouraging results from the Sultana copper-gold project near the town of Mackay, Idaho, reports operator Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T).A past producer, Sultana was explo…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Diadem Res. drills in three countries
With drilling programs under way in three countries, Diadem Resources (DIR-M) expects to be generating a steady stream of results from base metal projects in Quebec, a diamond project in California an…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Avalon exploration portfolio made to order
Though it has captured more attention with its involvement in the Mazenod Lake play in the Northwest Territories, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) holds a portfolio of properties that play directly to the comp…
SPOT PRICES AT A GLANCE (December 02, 1996)
Wednesday, November 27, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$373.95- $4.65Silver*$ 4.7…