Exall banking on small-scale mine for cash
Small-scale production on an alluvial gold deposit on the Yaqui River in Sonora, Mexico, is under way, Exall Resources (TSE) reports. The company has stockpiled 45,000 cu. metres of mineralized gravel…
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Randstrom expands Mexican interests
VSE-listed Randstrom Manufacturing has added to its Mexican holdings by agreeing to acquire El Sultan, a gold project in Zacatecas state. An agreement, subject to regulatory approval, allows the compa…
NovaGold builds land position in Baie Verte, Newfoundland
Toronto-listed NovaGold Resources has bought four properties on the Baie Verte Peninsula in north-central Newfoundland. The properties are near the company’s Pine Cove deposit, which has a minable res…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Potential African
When you think of diamond mining, South Africa comes immediately to mind, followed closely, perhaps, by a trio of other major southern Africa producer nations: Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Further no…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Kirkland Lake play
Things may be quiet now, but, come autumn, the diamond play near Kirkland Lake, Ont., is expected to gain momentum. By then, the major players will have finished evaluating results from early spring a…
U.S.$404-million jury award denied by judge Rollercoaster for
Within the space of less than a week, Utah-based Gold Standard (NASDAQ) has gone from rags to riches to rags. The penury-wealth-penury fast track began Sept. 3 when a jury in Utah ruled defendant Gett…
Bulk sampling nears completion at Tiomin’s heavy mineral
Beach sand could soon become a “hot item” in this sleepy little fishing village on Quebec’s North Shore. Tiomin Resources (ME) is collecting a 100-tonne sample of heavy mineral concentrate from its Na…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Haileybury school
About 70 participants, mainly geologists, prospectors and university students, recently attended a 1-day workshop on kimberlite exploration, at the Haileybury School of Mines in Haileybury, Ont. Title…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Kimberlite dykes
Although the occurrence of diamonds in glacial drift in southern Ontario is well documented, few people are aware that kimberlite dykes have been recognized in two localities just north of Lake Ontari…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Hackett River gets
A second hard look is being given to the Hackett River mineral belt about 200 km east of Metall Mining’s (TSE) Izok Lake project in the Northwest Territories. Inactive until recently, the belt has bee…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (September 20, 1993)
— Week — Sept 14 Sept 13 Sept 10 Sept 9 Sept 8 High Low Composite”300″ 3972.12 3971.77 4001.69 4009.32 3952.87 4009.32 3929.33 Metals&Minerals 2966.90 3001.64 3019.55 3024.52 2988.58 3033.35 2965.42…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Le Tac discovery
The story of how diamonds were discovered in Le Tac Twp. in northwestern Quebec includes a large amount of luck and is similar to earlier finds of mineral deposits in the Canadian Shield. So writes Wi…