Aurizon’s Douay program under way in Quebec
Work has started at the Douay West gold project in northwestern Quebec, where Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) is earning a half interest from Vior Mining Exploration (VIO-M).A 6-km access road from Highway 109 …
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THE DIAMOND PAGE — More stones recovered from Crater of Diamonds
Almost half of a planned 10,000-tonne bulk sample from the Crater of Diamonds state park in Arkansas has been processed.Under the operatorship of the state department of Parks and Tourism, a bulk-samp…
TSE SHORT POSITIONS (December 16, 1996)
Short positions outstanding at November 29, 1996Larger individual positions included: Abacan Resource 14,500, down 91,700; Barrick Gold 12,001,996, up 2,399,078; Agnico-Eagle 545,385; Archer Resources…
PRODUCER PRICES (December 16, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,478.50 per tonne, alloy US$1,327 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,075 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. …
Greenstone finds new deposit at San Andreas project
Results from a drill program by Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) have identified a new bulk-minable gold target at the San Andreas property in western Honduras.The 26-hole program followed up on previous …
Private-sector mine represents Quantum leap for Zambia
In Zambia, construction has begun on the country’s first private-sector copper mine in 25 years.The Bwana Mkubwa project, a former producer now owned by First Quantum Ventures (FQV-V), comprises 5,800…
Madsen Gold on fast track to re-enter production
After 20 years of inactivity, the Madsen gold mine in the Red Lake camp of northwestern Ontario is showing definite signs of life. The former producer, now wholly owned by Madsen Gold (MGF-T), is expe…
COMMENTARY — Taking flight in the Big Sky state
Canyon Resources recently funded the release of seven peregrine falcons from its reclaimed Kendall gold-silver mine near Lewiston, Mont.The falcons, once native to central Montana, were nearly extermi…
Ontario’s Musselwhite gold project achieves 1-million-hour safety milestone
Construction of the Musselwhite gold mine, 103 km north of Pickle Lake, Ont., has reached 1 million hours without a lost-time injury.The project, owned 62% by Placer Dome and 32% by TVX Gold, currentl…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Expatriate management
Geologists, engineers, drillers and miners are generally a hardy lot.Braving the elements and taking on tough challenges in remote and rugged areas is all in a day’s work.Many prominent mining executi…
TVX pulls gold-copper values in Greece
Initial drill results are enabling the Greek subsidiary of TVX Gold (TVX-T) to better define the Skouries copper-gold deposit.TVX Hellas began drilling the deposit, situated in the southwestern portio…
Arizona Star shines at Aldebaran
Results from the Cerro Roman zone at the Aldebaran property in northern Chile confirm the zone’s potential to host a multi-million-ounce gold deposit, the joint-venture owners say.Arizona Star Resourc…