PEOPLE — ATAPA MINERALS (November 18, 1996)
Ronald Smith appointed director.
News
Tri Origin resumes Australian drilling
Junior Tri Origin Resources (TOE-T) has begun a 10,000-metre drill program on its fully owned Lewis Ponds polymetallic property in New South Wales, Australia.The program is intended to expand resource…
Echo Bay boosts its stake in Minefinders
Encouraging results from the first phase of drilling at the Dolores gold-silver property in Mexico have prompted Echo Bay Mines (ECO-X) to increase its equity interest in Minefinders (MFL-V).The major…
Roycefield advances Beaver Brook
With the mining lease now secure, Roycefield Resources (RYC-T) is well on its way to bringing the Beaver Brook antimony property into production. The company hopes to start production during the middl…
Homestake gains foothold in Alaska
The acquisition of two exploration properties in the Fairbanks district marks Homestake Mining’s (HL-N) first foray into Alaska.The major entered into an agreement in principle with Silverado Mines (G…
Eden Roc makes new discoveries in W. Africa
Diamond drilling by Eden Roc Mineral (EDN-T) has encountered a new sulphide lens on the Asupiri gold prospect in southeastern Ivory Coast.The 4-hole program tested sulphide mineralization below existi…
Royal Oak closing Hope Brook
Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) will close the Hope Brook gold mine in southwestern Newfoundland next year and relocate the mill and mine equipment to its Matachewan gold project in Ontario.Hope Brook’s reser…
St Andrew boosts reserve at Taylor
Based on new results from the Taylor Twp. gold property in northeastern Ontario, St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) hopes to double possible reserves in one zone.One of the holes drilled in the West Porphyr…
NEW HORIZONS — A richer uranium
Cameco and the U.S. Enrichment Corp. (USEC) have signed an agreement related to a new uranium enrichment process.Called atomic vapor laser isotope separation (AVLIS), this process, which is being deve…
Mining costs now available on net
The Internet’s world-wide web features free mining cost analyses and related data through a service provided by U.S.-based Western Mine Engineering.The new web site is designed to provide data related…
GSC plans research forum for ’97
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) will host a forum from Jan. 20 to 22, 1997, at the Ottawa Congress Centre.Entitled “1997 Current Activities Forum,” the conference will offer research findings re…
NEWS IN BRIEF (November 18, 1996)
Acabit Exploration (ACX-M) has changed its name to Western Pacific Mining Exploration (WPC-M).