Northfield unit acquires Colombian properties
A wholly owned Colombian subsidiary of Northfield Minerals (TSE), Barro Blanco, has acquired options on El Diamante and Concordia, two mining concessions in the Andean Mountains of southern Colombia. …
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Abo Res. active on Argentine copper-gold play
Exploration work is under way on the Uspallata copper-gold project in west-central Argentina. Abo Resources (VSE) has a 40% interest in the property, while Bema Gold (TSE) has a 10% interest and Argen…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Draft EIS released for Carlota mine
A wholly owned subsidiary of Cambior (TSE), Carlota Copper, reports that the U.S. Forestry Service has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Carlota copper mine, along with a…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Red Mountain downgraded to exploration
The Red Mountain gold project near Stewart, B.C., is not yet a potential mine, according to Robert Smith, president of Barrick Gold (TSE). The company acquired the project through its 1994 takeover of…
INSIDER TRADING — Kinross directors complete transactions
Two directors of Kinross Gold (VSE) completed share transactions in January and February. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, director John Brough was granted 100,000 option…
Reserves boosted at Cerro Colorado
Having assessed the latest drilling and delineation results, Rio Algom (TSE) reports an impressive 90% increase in copper-in-ore reserves at its wholly owned Cerro Colorado mine in Chile. Reserves wer…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Cominco Res. commences construction at
Construction is under way at the Mariquita copper project near Cananea in Mexico’s Sonora state. The project is held by a Mexican company which is owned 49% by Cominco Resources International (TSE) an…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Allegheny Mines active in northwestern
A former gold producer and three other properties west of Thunder Bay, Ont., are undergoing exploration by Allegheny Mines (ASE). The contiguous properties comprise 23.5 square miles and are 5.5 miles…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Yamana pursuing opportunities in
Quick to recognize that the 1990s would be a time of major political and economic reform in Argentina, Yamana Resources (TSE) quietly began acquiring mineral properties in four areas throughout the co…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Brazilian Res. seeks gold, diamonds in
As economic reforms take hold, Brazil is becoming the focus of a new Latin American gold rush. Quick to recognize the potential for gold and diamonds in the Amazon basin, Brazilian Resources (CDN) has…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Drilling extends mineralization — Booker
Drilling has extended the stockwork porphyry copper-gold mineralization over 250 metres at the Hearne Hill project in British Columbia to the northeast, beyond the previously defined limits. The depos…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Valdez active along Mexico’s Altar gold
In recent months, Valdez Gold (VSE) has been assembling a large land position within the Altar gold trend, a geologic province in Mexico’s Sonora state which is viewed as having similarities to gold-p…