Cusac puts meat on Table Mountain
Junior gold producer Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-T) has beefed up reserves at its Table Mountain gold mine in north-central British Columbia.Drilling on the surface of the previously mined Vollaug vein, Cus…
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Daisy gold project blooms for Inter-Rock and Rayrock
Partners Inter-Rock Gold (IRO-T) and Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (RAY-T) have found what appears to be a new zone of mineralization on their Daisy gold project in southwestern Nevada.While testing f…
Atna proves up ground in Yukon
Drill results show that Atna Resources (ATN-T) has succeeded in tracing lead-zinc-silver mineralization on one of its properties in the Yukon.Previous surveys on the Argus property, near Finlayson Lak…
Voisey’s Bay juniors expand mineralization
Drilling deeper at its Project 44 joint-venture project with Takla Star Resources (TKR-A), near Nain, Labrador, NDT Ventures (NDE-V) has hit more low-grade intervals of nickel, copper and cobalt.Groun…
Interim Falconbridge chief to hold steady course
Alex Balogh, a former chief executive officer of Falconbridge (FL-T), has been named the interim replacement following the death, last week, of president and chief executive officer Franklin Pickard.T…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Diamond project called a threat to biological diversity
I would like to answer comments made in Bud Laporte’s letter (T.N.M., Sept.2/96) and in the editor’s note following my own letter (T.N.M., Aug. 19/96).Regarding the problem of some of BHP’s kimberlite…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The Great Wall is falling
The other “Great Wall” of China, by which is meant the half-century-old barriers to foreign investment, appears to be crumbling.In its latest 5-year plan, the Beijing government has outlined plans to …
ODDS’N’SODS — Bogged down in the North
Several years ago, I was being flown in a Bell J2 helicopter on assignment to map a few scattered outcrops along the Manitoba-Ontario border.The machine had been out of service for 10 days following t…
Chesbar set to drill at Anacoco gold concession
A $2-million exploration program is set to begin on the gold properties held by Chesbar Resources (CBI-M) in Venezuela’s Bolivar state.Once permits are in place, the junior plans to follow up previous…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Greenstone takes all of La Libertad
Following its acquisition of the remaining interest in Nicaragua’s Libertad concessions, Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) now has full ownership of the projects it operates.In exchange for c…
Gross Rosebel expands by one-quarter
Drilling at the Gross Rosebel project in Suriname has led to a 25% increase in proven and probable reserves.Partners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) report that the figure now stands…
Southwestern to drill in Peru
Diamond drilling is about to begin on the San Jose polymetallic property in Peru.The property, held by Southwestern Gold (SWG-T), is 25 km southeast of the Cerro Verde mine in that country’s primary p…