DIAMOND SPECIAL — The kimberlites of Yakutia
Descriptions of 10 pipes in the Russian diamond province of Yakutia follow: Mir The Mir kimberlite pipe was discovered in 1955 by geologists of the Amakinskaya expedition. It was the first primary dep…
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DIAMOND SPECIAL — Challenges await northern diamond-mine
State-of-the-art diamond exploration in Canada is currently directed towards a cluster of kimberlite pipes of economic potential discovered at Lac de Gras in the central Slave Province of the Northwes…
Greenstone plans to raise $10 million in financing
Toronto-listed Greenstone Resources, together with the Emerging Markets Gold Fund, plans to raise US$10 million to fund work at its gold projects in Nicaragua and Honduras. The funding will consist of…
DIAMOND SPECIAL — Diamonds sought in Ontario, Quebec
Despite recent disappointing results from exploration in the Northwest Territories, companies are quietly continuing to explore other areas of the country. Four areas of note within Ontario and Quebec…
Anomalous assays uncovered at Starcore platinum project
Anomalous assays are evident from preliminary drill results from the Goodnews Bay platinum property, 420 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Starcore Resources (VSE) reports that seven holes tested …
Noranda shares
Noranda (TSE) intends to redeem all of its outstanding Series B fixed/floating-rate, cumulative, redeemable, retractable, convertible preferred shares on Oct. 15 at $26 per share. Holders may either r…
Agnico companies buy Legacy shares
Affiliated companies Mentor Exploration and Development (TSE) and Long Shots have, through the open market, acquired almost 250,000 common shares of Legacy Explorations (CDN). Together with Agnico-Eag…
Rich working granite quarry
Acting on a geological technical report of a granite prospect in northeastern Alberta, Rich Capital (VSE) has begun on-site operations and is extracting block stone destined for locations in Canada an…
Romfield options Tudor claims
CDN-listed Romfield Building has opted to acquire four claims in Tudor Twp., 90 km northeast of Peterborough, Ont. The company has staked an additional 22 claims adjacent to those optioned. Romfield w…
Agreement ties Carib nations
Representatives of 25 Caribbean basin countries recently signed an agreement in Cartagena, Colombia, creating a new association that brings together Cuba and the U.S., at least indirectly. The Associa…
Falconbridge, Trillion find more nickel in Ivory Coast
Toronto-listed partners Falconbridge and Trillion Resources have completed a program of 79 drill holes, totaling 2,800 metres, on their Biankouma-Sipilou nickel project in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Us…
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John Fitzpatrick appointed director.