Ojalali tested for bulk-mining targets
With an eye towards bulk-minable deposits, Antares Mining & Exploration (ANZ-T) has signed a joint-venture agreement with Coleville Resources (CLL-A) and privately owned Kurnia Dwipa Kencana to explor…
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EXPLORATION 1997 — Impact takes a partner at Eagle Mountain
An option agreement with Geodyne Technologies will provide Impact Minerals (IPT-V) with funds to continue exploring its Eagle Mountain gold property in Guyana.The agreement allows the Calgary firm to …
EXPLORATION 1997 — Quest tallies resource for Damoti Lake
Based on calculations from an independent engineering firm, Quest International Resources (QIX-T) has released an updated resource estimate for the Damoti Lake gold project, north of Yellowknife, N.W….
Study gives thumbs-up for Eskay Creek mill
Construction of a gravity and flotation mill would add 30,000 oz.gold-equivalent annually to the the Eskay Creek mine in northwestern British Columbia, according to a feasibility study.”The milling pr…
Greenstone to boost capacity at San Andres
Consistently encouraging drill results have prompted Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) to double its projected gold production capacity at the San Andres heap-leach operation in western Honduras.The proper…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Kazakstan Goldfields boosts reserves by 30% at Aksu
Drilling at the Aksu gold mine in north-central Kazakstan has boosted reserves considerably, reports Kazakstan Goldfields (KGFC-C).Working just 100 metres from the mine, the company outlined five sepa…
Royal Oak hits high grade at Copperstone property
High-grade gold and Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) don’t often appear in the same sentence. But that may change, if ongoing exploration continues to deliver results similar to those encountered at the compan…
EXPLORATION 1997 — South Atlantic teams with Boliden to explore gold prospects in Baltic Shield
Partners South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) and Swedish mining giant Boliden plan to list a joint-venture exploration company on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, in connection with a public offering this s…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Golden Regent explores in Slovakia
Exploration is being carried out on Slovakian properties held equally by Golden Regent Resources (GRR-A) and Profile Resources (PFI-A).An engineering firm has been evaluating the Dubrava and Jasenie g…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Minera Rayrock hits high grade at Catalina
Exploration aimed at testing areas between known deposits has paid off handsomely for Minera Rayrock (MRN.A-T), a Toronto-based junior which recently discovered a high-grade copper orebody at its prod…
Placer rejects Crystallex claim to Las Cristinas property
Gold giant Placer Dome (PDG-T) has flatly rejected Crystallex International’s (KRY-T) recent claim that it has rights to La Cristinas, a proposed open-pit gold mine in the Kilometre 88 region of Venez…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Softrock plans drilling in Greenland
As soon as spring weather allows, Softrock Petroleums (STZ-A) will resume its exploration of diamond and nickel-copper-cobalt targets in West Greenland.Early this year, the Calgary-based junior releas…