Easton buys into Zimbabwean mine
Ontario-based junior Easton Minerals (VSE) will acquire a 51% share of the Goodenough gold mine in Zimbabwe.The property began production at the turn of the century and produced 653,000 grams over the…
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Voisey Bay provides spark to CIM conference in Halifax
Numerous known copper-nickel sulphide occurrences and favorable rock units in Labrador have yet to be prospected or staked,according to a leading authority on the region’s geology.Derek Wilton, assist…
Corner Bay Minerals advances properties in Quebec and Mexico
Results from three drill programs are enabling Corner BayMinerals (TSE) to advance several properties in Quebec andnorthern Mexico.Near Chibougamau, Que., provincial Crown corporation Societe Quebecoi…
Meetings (May 22, 1995)
May 29, Hillcrest — annual, generalMay 29, Morrison Middlefield — annualMay 29, Northridge — annual, generalMay 29, NDU — annual, generalMay 29, Platinova A/S — annual, specialMay 29, Platinova R…
Meadowbank results prove promising
Drilling on the Meadowbank property, north of Baker Lake,N.W.T., is returning gold values for 60-40 partners Cumberland Resources (VSE) and Comaplex Resources (TSE).The new results include values of u…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Stratabound eyes Ontario property
Junior Stratabound Minerals (ASE) can acquire a prospective nickel-copper play 45 miles northwest of Timmins, Ont.The 5,680-acre property is believed to host mineralization similar to the nearby Montc…
Imperial reserves rise dramatically (May 22, 1995)
Estimates for the amount of gold contained within California’s Imperial project have doubled.Owner Glamis Gold (TSE) reports that minable reserves have risen to 89.9 million tons grading 0.017 oz. per…
Arlo hits gold in Panama
Drilling on the Rio Liri concession in Panama is returning gold values for Arlo Resources (VSE).The junior, which recently completed an initial phase ofdrilling on the Cerro Pelado zone, is earning a …
Denver highlighted as mining capital
This city is already the headquarters for most American gold producers, and the recent National Western Mining Conference went one further by promoting Denver as a possible mining capital of the world…
Engineering firm profiles Indonesia
Denver-based Pincock, Allen & Holt has published a 2-volume study of the economic potential of Indonesia, aimed at mining executives.Indonesia: A Country Profile, produced in association with Internat…
Manus funding proves elusive
Unable to come up with a final payment of US$1.1 million,Consolidated Manus Industries (VSE) has dropped its option to acquire the Sullivan gold-copper property in Nevada.The junior was planning to us…
COMMENTARY — The changing world of metals
New technologies are transforming the pattern of consumption and supply in metals markets.Since the Bronze Age, prices of metals, minerals and energy fuels have shown steady declines (in terms of cons…