Bishop installs plant at Mexican project
Bishop Resources, soon to be trading on the Montreal Exchange’s unlisted market, has moved a small, sluice-box-style “concentrator” onto its Guadalupe gold property in Mexico. The aim is to test the p…
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EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Aber-Kennecott active
One of the first juniors to join the diamond exploration rush in this northern region was Vancouver-based Aber Resources (TSE). Today, the company holds varying interests in the 600,000-plus hectares …
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — A tour of the
There are now more than 200 companies active in North American diamond exploration. Much of this exploration is under challenging Arctic conditions. One group with a proven track record in that domain…
Yukon encourages new business, tackles high costs of mining
The Yukon government hopes to announce a new energy policy this fall aimed at tackling some of the high costs the mining sector faces during mine development and operation. The move, the territory’s E…
El Condor puts Kemess on the block
The advanced status of the Kemess copper-gold deposit has prompted El Condor Resources (VSE) to persuade senior companies that it is worth bringing into production. El Condor is operator and has a 60%…
Cameco signs deal with Kazakhstan
Toronto-listed Cameco has signed a deal to help develop uranium deposits in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the U.S.S.R. The 10-year agreement calls for Cameco and Uranerz Exploration & Mining to sha…
Open pit begun at Casino project
With drilling continuing at the Casino copper-gold project in southwestern Yukon, owner Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) has released a preliminary estimate of reserves for a starter pit within the larger …
Dispute settled
The Barry Lake joint venture has settled with Cominco (TSE) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE) over disputed claims next to Barry Lake’s Lac Rouleau Zone 18 discovery. The joint venture, a 50-50 deal betwee…
N.W.T. Diamonds — Bulk-sampling under way
Bulk sampling will begin immediately on a diamond project held by BHP Minerals Canada and Dia Met Minerals (TSE) in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. BHP recently awarded the contra…
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 20, 1993)
Anooraq Resources (ARQ:VSE) has changed its transfer agent. It is now Montreal Trust.
CIM features Izok Lake update
An update on the Izok Lake project will be provided by Ken Hill and Frank Balint of Metall Mining at a Sept. 24 luncheon here of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The z…
Cazador mining BT deposit
The Keystone joint venture started open-pit mining of the BT deposit near Lynn Lake, Man., in mid-August. An estimated 25,000 tonnes of high-grade ore is now exposed. Cazador Explorations (VSE), which…