Early work confirms grades at Santa Anna
Preliminary drill results from the Santa Anna gold property in northwestern Quebec indicate commercial grades.Altavista Mines (ME), which owns the project, began a 50-hole program of definition drilli…
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MEMS meeting aims to address global challenge
Communication among industry, researchers and government worldwide will be the focus of the fifth annual meeting of the Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS), to be held at the Delta Hotel i…
Silver Standard ups Lunnoe interest
Having conducted a preliminary review of the Lunnoe project in Russia, Silver Standard Resources (TSE) intends to acquire a 46% interest in privately held Geolog. It had previously announced its inten…
Biggest-ever PDAC an international hit
With 4,700 people in attendance, the 64th annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada turned out to be the biggest ever, shattering records set during the 1980s.”We could s…
American Res. starts work program at gold properties in northern Uruguay
With four core drills turning at the San Gregorio gold property in Uruguay, American Resource (NASDAQ) is set to evaluate its other mineral holdings in the area.The company intends to spend US$1.8 mil…
Canarc expands Polaris Taku
Results from last year’s drilling at the Polaris Taku gold property in northwestern British Columbia have boosted the geological resource 25% to an estimated 3.6 million tons grading 0.4 oz. gold per …
Fortune options more N.W.T. land
Fortune Minerals NWT, a unit of Fortune Minerals (CDN), has entered into an option agreement with Noranda (TSE) to earn a half interest in the Sue-Dianne copper-silver deposit in the Northwest Territo…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Mink buys Niaouleni from Viceroy
The purchase of a 51% interest in the Niaouleni concession in Mali from Viceroy Resources (TSE) will give Mink Mineral Resources (VSE) full ownership of the property.Viceroy completed the earn-in of t…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Partners hunt indicator mineral source
Further diamond exploration is planned for the northern portion of the WO claim block, near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories.The claims are held 40% by Kennecott Canada, 15% by Aber Resources …
COMMENTARY — Activity in Alaska heats up
Alaskan exploration expenditures in 1994 were reported as US$31.1 million, up slightly from US$30.3 million in 1993. Although more exploration expenditures were reported in the southeastern region of …
FreeGold reports Golden Summit holes
VSE-listed International FreeGold Mineral Development has completed a second round of drilling on the Dolphin zone at its 26,000-acre Golden Summit project, 20 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.Fre…
Diamonds found in French Guiana
Toronto-listed Guyanor Ressources has discovered diamonds in a metamorphosed ultramafic rock within its Dachine permit area in French Guiana.Guyanor, which is 70% owned by Golden Star Resources (TSE),…