NEWS ROUNDUP — Tulsequah drilling under way
Underground drilling is in progress with two rigs at the Tulsequah Chief property in northwestern British Columbia. Owner Redfern Resources (TSE) expects to complete about 25,000 ft. of definition dri…
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Deep hole to probe Geco potential
In what is probably the deepest hole ever commissioned by Noranda (TSE), a diamond drill will probe the Manitouwadge Synform to a depth of 8,000 ft. in a long-shot bid to extend the productive life of…
Bre-X acquires 80% interest in Indonesian gold property
Calgary-based junior Bre-X Minerals (ASE) has acquired an 80% working interest in an advanced gold project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The 57,571-hectare property contains three main occurrences, t…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST…Kinross issues special warrants
Underwriters Midland Walwyn Capital, Nesbitt Thomson and Goepel Shields & Partners have agreed to acquire 10 million special warrants of Kinross Gold (TSE) at $2.50 each for total proceeds of $25 mill…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST…Kalahari acquires Abitibi properties
Vancouver-based Kalahari Resources (VSE) has acquired 31 properties along the Abitibi greenstone belt of northwestern Quebec and northeastern Ontario. The properties were chosen by a group of prospect…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST…Reed Lake extends gold zone
A sampling program on the Corbiere Twp. property near Wawa, Ont., has extended the gold-rich pyrite zone another 60 metres to the west, reports Reed Lake Exploration (ASE). The 3-metre-wide zone, whic…
COMMENTARY — The diamond-cobalt bond
Diamonds are still the hardest substance available for cutting, but only in a few cases (for example, wheel dressing) are large stones used on their own. Most diamond tooling is made in a manner simil…
Placer Dome loosens reins — Independent-minded Gibraltar
Since production started in 1972, Gibraltar Mines (TSE) has adapted to adversity several times and survived. It hopes to continue that strategy partly by expanding mill capacity at its Gibraltar open-…
More job losses at Trail smelter
Toronto-listed Cominco has laid off 190 union employees at its smelter complex in Trail, B.C., bringing the total number of layoffs this year to 285. The company said the job losses are part of a cont…
PRODUCER PRICES (August 09, 1993)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US56-57 per lb. (July 29, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (June 11, 1992). CADMIUM: MW Ne…
Gold Vessel reports Venezuela results
Trench results have been received from the Choco-6 gold property in El Callao district in Venezuelas Guyana Shield, reports Gold Vessel Resources (ASE). Three trenches, one of which represents a deepe…
Cambior output rises by 29%
Gold production increased by 29%, to 233,321 oz., during the first half of 1993 compared with the same period last year, Cambior (TSE) reports. The increase is attributed to start-up of production in …