$14m financing for Geomaque
Toronto-based Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) will raise $14 million, most of which will be used to acquire interests in Latin American projects.The company sold 4 million special warrants at $3.50 each…
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Noront expands Ontario holdings
Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) has several new agreements in the offing.* The company has agreed to a 50-50 joint venture with private parties at its 195-claim base metal prospect in Hurdman t…
Lyon Lake encounters gold at Beta Vargas
In the latest round of drilling at the Beta Vargas concession in Costa Rica, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-T) has intersected additional low-grade gold mineralization.Previous work outlined a deposit contained…
Cominco drill-tests Peruvian gold play
Drilling by the Peruvian subsidiary of Cominco (CLT-T) is aimed at outlining a large-tonnage gold deposit on the Minaspata property, 110 km southwest of the city of Cuzco.Results from the ongoing, 27-…
First Dynasty applies for rights
First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) and its Indonesian partners have applied for exploration rights to 207,978 ha on the islands of Kalimantan and Java.Under the application, First Dynasty would effectively h…
Freegold updates resource estimate for Golden Summit project in Alaska
Vancouver-based International Freegold Mineral Development (ITF-V) has calculated gold resource estimates for four prospects at its Golden Summit project near Fairbanks, Alaska.*At the Dolphin prospec…
AMT International Mining outlines copper target at Old Reliable project
Toronto-based AMT International Mining (AAI-T) is attempting to outline economic copper mineralization at its Old Reliable deposit, near Tuscon, Ariz.A drill program at the deposit, which occupies the…
Oroperu and Pan American verify gold find on Tres Cruces project in Peru
Drilling by Oroperu Resources (OROP-C) on the Tres Cruces project in north-central Peru has verified the continuity of mineralization.Mineralization at the property, a 50-50 joint venture with Pan Ame…
Gold Funds (March 17, 1997)
Gold Funds as of March 6, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$23.11$6.15Price$18.25$5…
Mar-West to raise exploration funds
Mar-West Resources (MSR-V) has agreed to a brokered private placement of 1.5 million special warrants at $2 each for proceeds of $3 million.Proceeds will be used to acquire and explore projects in El …
American Mineral Fields augments zinc project
Through a wholly owned subsidiary, America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) has set up an exploration office in Solwezi, Zambia, to explore a large concession in that country’s copper belt.The 1,400-sq.-km conc…
Tenke seeks copper, cobalt in Zaire
Tenke Mining (TNK-T) will carry out a 40,000-metre drill program in an area between the Tenke and Fungurume copper-cobalt deposits in the highlands of southeastern Zaire.The goal of the 12-month progr…