LATIN AMERICA — Production up at Velardena
Development at the Velardena mine of Ecu Gold Mining (ECU-M) continues apace, with the mill processing stockpiled ore.Throughput in the second quarter was 29,996 tonnes, up from 17,184 tonnes in the f…
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LATIN AMERICA — Maya reports discovery
Grab samples taken by Maya Gold (MAY-A) at its Casas Viejas concession in central Honduras indicate a zone of gold mineralization.The samples, 30 in all, outlined an area of chlorite schist-hosted min…
LATIN AMERICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — Placer Dome drops Benzdorp
Vancouver-based Canarc Resource (CCM-T) says it will seek a new partner for the Benzdorp gold property in Suriname, which it had previously optioned to Placer Dome (PDG-T).Canarc has the right to earn…
LATIN AMERICA — Minefinders pins hopes on Dolores — New resource calculation improves on 1997 estimate
The downturn in the gold market has taken its toll on the share price of Minefinders (MFL-T), which is trading at the bottom end of a 52-week range of 80 cents to $2.65. However, exploration progress …
LATIN AMERICA — Sulliden steps up drilling at Peru’s Las Huaquillas
At its Las Huaquillas polymetallic property in northern Peru, Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has launched a third phase of drilling aimed at outlining an epithermal gold-silver zone and two copper-gold …
LATIN AMERICA — Orvana busy at Don Mario
Concurrent with a feasibility study for an underground gold mine, Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) is carrying out a prefeasibility study for an open-pit, gold-copper-silver mine at the Don Mario project in ea…
Careers (September 07, 1998)
Aur Resources Inc., is a Canadian-based, international company with two producing mines and four exploration offices in the Americas. Our Regional Exploration Office located in Flin Flon, Manitoba, is…
LATIN AMERICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — More drilling for Bongara
Drilling has resumed on the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru. The current program is aimed at testing targets outlined by Cominco (CLT-T) during a recent surface exploration program.The base meta…
Index (September 07, 1998)
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Meetings (September 07, 1998)
Sept. 8, Icelandic GoldSept. 8, OntexSept. 8, OrmicoSept. 8, RedaurumSept. 9 AnatolaSept. 9, BowridgeSept. 9, LeaderSept. 9, OrovistaSept. 9, StarfieldSept. 9, Western LogicSept. 10, Blue RangeSept. 1…
LATIN AMERICA — Quiruvilca hits record output
The Quiruvilca mine in northern Peru produced record amounts of silver in June and July, reports Pan American Silver (PAA-T).The company attributes the increase to an expansion program that boosted ou…
TSE SHORTS (September 07, 1998)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15, 1998Larger individual positions include:Abacan Resource 299,300; Abitibi-Consolidated 844,768, up 116,306; Alcan Aluminium 740,792, up 58,733; Anderson Explorat…