EXPLORATION 1998 — Virginia hits gold in Quebec
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) has identified a gold-bearing structure at its Corvet West property near James Bay, in Quebec.The showing, situated in the Guyer volcanic belt, is associated with an east-w…
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Argentina Gold busy at Veladero
Junior Argentina Gold (ARP-V) has released further drill results from its 60%-owned Veladero project, 400 km north of San Juan in western Argentina, near the Chilean border.The Vancouver-based company…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Battle over a Barren — Regal Goldfields to take dispute over protected site to court
Arguing that the government of Nova Scotia did not have the authority to revoke its right to access and explore a tract of ground in western Cape Breton, Regal Goldfields (REGL-C) has applied to the p…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Rubicon seeks growth through exploration — Junior focuses mine-finding efforts on Canadian projects, including nickel prospect in High Arctic
Hoping to capitalize on its home-field advantage, newly listed Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) is preparing to explore gold and base metal projects in some of Canada’s foremost mining camps.Launched late las…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Mindoro takes aim at gold-copper targets in Myanmar — Junior advances Kyaukkyi and Thida exploration properties
Historically, mineral production in Myanmar (formerly Burma) derived from small-scale gold and gemstone operations, both primary and alluvial. But several Canadian companies are now scanning the count…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Mineral exploration on rise in Sweden
For Swedish mining and exploration, 1997 will be remembered as a boom year.Preliminary figures from the Swedish Geological Survey show that exploration in the Scandinavian country reached record heigh…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Barrick to drill Eastmain project
A 4,000-metre drill program by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) will further test the Lac Elmer gold project in Quebec’s Eastmain River greenstone belt.The major can earn a 50% interest in the project from Eastma…
Jwaneng cornerstone of Botswana’s future — Operation will soon be De Beers’ most technically advanced mine
Jwaneng, Botswana — Pula, the Setswana word for rain, carries a heavy load of connotations in this arid country. It means prosperity, good fortune, and even prudence.Pula has a record of coming down …
EXPLORATION 1998 — Spectrum deals Ban Phuc interest to Falco
Falconbridge (FL-T) has teamed up with Spectrum Resources (SPC-V) on the latter firm’s Ban Phuc nickel-copper concession in Vietnam.Spectrum holds a 70% interest in Ban Phuc Nickel Mines, the owner of…
HBM&S to close Flin Flon mine
Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, a subsidiary of Minorco (MNRCY-Q), intends to close down its polymetallic opeations in Flin Flon, Man., by 2004.Suspension of the copper-zinc-silver-gold complex will res…
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