NEWS ROUNDUP — Lithos, Raymor strike deal
Two companies — Lithos (ME) and Raymor Resources (ASE) — have acquired a lithium property in Lamothe Twp. in northwestern Quebec. Each company has bought a half interest from Georges Dumont, who wil…
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NEWS ROUNDUP — Lower grades hurt Glamis
Lower mining grades during the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 1994, adversely affected earnings for Glamis Gold Mines (TSE). The company reported net income of US$95,000 on revenue of almost US$9 milli…
Canarc drills Ianna
A US$900,000 exploration program is under way on the Ianna property in northwestern Guyana. Canarc Resource (TSE) can earn up to a 65% interest under a joint-venture agreement with Guyana-based Roraim…
EXPLORATION ’95 — First Nations seek ties with mining
The chief of the Dawson First Nation, Steven Taylor, says mining companies have to recognize that, with the implementation of First Nation self-government, aboriginal people will want to play a larger…
EXPLORATION ’95 — La Plata Gold evaluating King Tut play in
Geologist Chet Idziszek is probably better known for his work on the Eskay Creek gold mine project in northwestern British Columbia, or the advanced Petaquilla copper project in Panama, than for being…
Copper output forecast to rise in the Philippines
The Philippine Chamber of Mines expects the country’s copper concentrate production to rise this year on the back of higher international copper prices and lower government taxes imposed on corporate …
Adex Mining drilling boosts Mt. Pleasant reserves
A “wildcat hole” has Adex Mining (TSE) confident that tin mineralization is continuous between two known structures at the Mount Pleasant mine property in New Brunswick. Adex is funding prefeasibility…
La Colorada turns up more gold
Stepout drilling at La Colorada, a mine property east of Hermosillo in Sonora state, Mexico, continues to return wide intersections of oxide gold mineralization. Eldorado (TSE) owns and operates an op…
Cuban copper project yields gold
While conducting work towards a final feasibility study on the Mantua copper project in Cuba, 50% owner Miramar Mining (TSE) identified three previously unrecognized forms of gold mineralization. One …
Diamond Fields reports new Voisey Bay results
Results are now in from the last three holes drilled at Diamond Field Resources’ (TSE) Voisey Bay nickel-copper project on the northeastern coast of Labrador. Early drilling (holes 94-1 to 94-4) focus…
Pamlico returns gold values
Significant gold values have been encountered on the Pamlico property in Mineral Cty., Nev. VSE-listed partners Cactus West Explorations and Pamlico Gold report that drill hole PRC-28, at the northern…
Cambior follows yellow brick road
For the fifth year in a row, Cambior (TSE) has increased the level of its gold output. The Montreal-based company cranked out 522,077 oz. in 1994, compared with 518,083 oz. in the previous year. The o…