Lyon Lake drills Quebec prospect
A drill program by Lyon Lake Mines (ME) has started on the Waconichi gold prospect 50 miles north of Chibougamau, Que. Eight holes will be drilled to test priority targets determined by geological int…
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Feasibility study for Goldfields
An in-house economic evaluation is nearing completion for the Goldfields project in northern Saskatchewan. Operator Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) intends to proceed with a final feasibility study for…
Armada Gold to complete study
A preliminary feasibility study is planned for the Taseevo gold deposit, part of Armada Gold’s (ASE) Baley project in the Chita region of southeastern Siberia. The study, due by late April, will exami…
Cominco advances Yukon deposit
Major companies with metallurgical infrastructure in Canada are perhaps more motivated than most mining groups to maintain an active exploration presence in North America. This is certainly true of Co…
B.C. gov’t slams door on Kemano
Resource projects have long been the engine of British Columbia’s economy, but that may change if high-profile investments in this sector continue to be quashed by the province’s political leaders. Re…
Aquaterre seeks funding for its projects in B.C.
Provided funding can be arranged, Aquaterre Mineral Development (VSE) plans to spend $1.8 million on its properties near Stewart, B.C., in 1995. The bulk of the funds are earmarked for the Georgia Riv…
Fairstar, Nora acquire Benso
Reconnaissance work has led Montreal-listed partners Fairstar Explorations and Nora Exploration to acquire the Benso concession in south-central Ghana. The 58-sq.-mile property, which contains several…
TNK, Goldbrook to drill Onaman River property
A 7,000-ft. diamond drill program is to begin shortly on Goldbrook Explorations’ (ASE) Onaman River base metal property near Jellicoe, Ont. Goldbrook will be project operator, while TNK Resources (CDN…
Fortune Minerals reports more copper-cobalt values
Additional sampling by Fortune Minerals (CDN) on its NICO polymetallic property near Yellowknife, N.W.T., has yielded encouraging results. While staking additional ground, Fortune collected chip sampl…
Busy season for Cambiex
For the first 11 months in 1994, Cambiex Exploration (ME) spent more than $4.4 million exploring most of its 17 properties in Canada, the U.S. and South America. Several of the programs yielded encour…
Sudbury Contact Mines going underground at Victoria Creek
Having drilled 52 holes totalling 85,000 ft., Sudbury Contact Mines (TSE) will carry out more surface drilling and then begin underground exploration on its Victoria Creek gold deposit near Kirkland L…
Labrador play attracts interest
Several junior companies are planning exploration programs on ground acquired or staked near Diamond Fields’ (TSE) Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt discovery in Labrador. ASE-listed Takla Star Resource…