NEVADA SPECIAL — Barrick explores near Bullfrog
A US$2-million exploration program will take place this year at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) Bullfrog mine property in southwest Nevada.The combined open-pit and underground operation is expected to turn ou…
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NEVADA SPECIAL — Tri-Origin tries luck in Nevada
Sticking to its practice of exploring mainly in areas with which it is familiar, Tri Origin Explorations (TOE-T) has decided to look for promising properties in Nevada.Based in Aurora, Ont., the compa…
Odds `n’ Sods — A trip to Elliot Lake
Land Rovers in the 1950s were rugged and rode hard, as I found out during a childhood trip in northern Ontario. We swayed and bumped over miles of rough road from Spragge to Elliot Lake during what be…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Eastfield options ground on Battle Mountain trend
Eastfield Resources (ETF-V) has reached an agreement with Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) to option the North Mill Creek property in the Battle Mountain trend of Nevada.Eastfield can earn a 60% interest …
Partners processing ore from Farley Lake
Partners Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) and Granduc Mining (GDC-T) have begun processing the first gold ore from the Farley Lake-Wendy open pits at the Keystone gold mine in Lynn Lake, Man.Granduc, the ope…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Production recommended for Tonkin Springs
Consultant Behre Dolbear has recommended that the Tonkin Springs gold project in Eureka Cty, Nev., be advanced to production.The 33-sq.-mile Tonkin Springs property is owned 60% by Gold Capital (GOCP-…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Battle Mountain complex transformed
In Nevada’s Battle Mountain complex, Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) has transformed the Reona mine into a 100% run-of-mine, heap-leach facility.Battle Mountain expects to achieve lower processing costs …
EDITORIAL PAGE — Eyeball assaying
Investors who bought shares of Cartaway Resources at peak prices are obviously not happy about the way the company handled the release of information from the drill program at the Cirque property in L…
Arequipa drilling delivers the goods
Results from the first hole drilled on the Pierina prospect in Peru surpassed market expectations for Arequipa Resources (AQP-T).The hole, part of an initial 5,000-metre program, returned an 88-metre …
NEVADA SPECIAL — BMR to advance Comstock Lode
An agreement with Rea Gold (REO-T) enables BMR Gold (BGL-T) to acquire the Comstock Lode heap-leach project in Nevada’s historic Comstock district.The Comstock region, 17 miles south of Reno, produced…
BOOK REVIEW — Book focuses on mining royalties between private parties
The legal complexity of mining royalties is unraveled in a new book, Mining Royalties Between Private Parties, published by the Centre for Resource Studies at Queen’s University.Author Karl J.C. Harri…
DIAMOND PAGE — Major General searches Greenland
Although its original target in Greenland was base metals, Major General Resources (MGJ-V) is turning up heavy minerals, which indicates potential for kimberlite discoveries.In the autumn of 1995, the…