Continental and Procoloro team up
Drilling is expected to begin in June on the Santa Cruz and Palmichala gold properties near Remedios, Colombia, following an agreement between Montreal-listed companies Continental Resources and Proco…
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Far West lists on Alberta exchange
Junior Far West Mining has completed its initial public offering on the Alberta Stock Exchange.A wholly owned subsidiary of 337 Sail View Venture, the company is engaged in the aquisition, exploration…
Casmyn ups gold resources to 5m oz.
Junior Casmyn (USOTC) is preparing to expand its mining and milling operations in Africa.The company, which owns the Turk mines in Zimbabwe, was able to close a US$9.7-million private placement, arran…
Voisey’s Bay might top 150m tonnes
Nickel giant Inco (TSE) pegs the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt find in northern Labrador at more than 150 million tonnes — 50% more than Falconbridge (TSE) had estimated in its bid for the deposi…
Meetings (April 29, 1996)
MEETINGSMay 6, Eagle PlainsMay 6, Horseshoe GoldMay 6, Miner RiverMay 6, PlaceMay 7, Band-OreMay 7, CorsairMay 7, GenesisMay 7, Golden KnightMay 7, Holmer GoldMay 7, JonpolMay 7, Lassie Red Lake GoldM…
Placer Dome reaches mine safety milestone
Though Placer Dome has been under scrutiny since the tailings leak at its Marcopper mine in the Philippines, the company might breath a little easier now that it has broken a Canadian mine safety reco…
Mazaruni recovers gems from Guyana
Partners Mazaruni Minerals (ASE) and Exall Resources (TSE) have recovered diamonds weighing 33 carats from pilot dredging on Guyana’s Mazaruni River.The latest results — 149 stones from a 1-cubic-met…
Summer drilling planned at Epworth
Summer drilling will test seven targets at the Epworth project, south of Coppermine, N.W.T., operator Rhonda Mining (ASE) has reported.The first target to be tested is a zone of copper and cobalt mine…
Geomaque opens golden gates to San Francisco
Joining a growing list of Canadian junior mining companies finding success in Mexico is Geomaque Explorations (TSE), which recently reached commercial production at its fully owned San Francisco mine …
Dianor intersects gold mineralization
A drill hole at the Adanac property, 10 km southeast of Rouyn, Que., has intersected gold mineralization grading 4.1 grams per tonne over a core length of 2.8 metres.The hole was part of a 6-hole prog…
Drilling at Petaquilla upgrades resource
Feasibility work on the Petaquilla project in Panama continues to confirm and upgrade previous estimates.Adrian Resources (TSE) reports that Teck (TSE) has drilled 80 holes since mid-January in a comb…
Malaysian tin-smelting firm gains stake in Adex Mining
A Malaysian tin smelting company will finance the reopening of Adex Mining’s (TSE) Mount Pleasant polymetallic mine in New Brunswick in exchange for a 51% stake in that company.Malaysian Smelting can …