Hol-Lac drills Carissa gold mine in Wyoming
Results are in hand for three holes drilled by Hol-Lac Gold Mines (CDN) on its Carissa gold mine property in South Pass City, Wyo. Hole 94-1, drilled below the fifth level at the mine to a depth of 66…
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GeoNova explores Quebec plays
Montreal-listed junior GeoNova Explorations is exploring properties in the Lebel-sur-Quevillon and Eastmain areas of Quebec. In the Quevillon area, three properties, known as the Gander, Baptiste Rive…
AGC Americas expands drilling on JD property
Initial results have prompted AGC Americas Gold (VSE) to expand drilling on its JD property in the Toodoggone region of northern British Columbia. Originally intending to drill 5,000 ft., the junior i…
Falconbridge, Trillion find more nickel in Ivory Coast
Toronto-listed partners Falconbridge and Trillion Resources have completed a program of 79 drill holes, totaling 2,800 metres, on their Biankouma-Sipilou nickel project in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Us…
Agreement ties Carib nations
Representatives of 25 Caribbean basin countries recently signed an agreement in Cartagena, Colombia, creating a new association that brings together Cuba and the U.S., at least indirectly. The Associa…
NovaGold reworks subsidiary loan
An agreement-in-principle has been reached by NovaGold Resources (TSE) and the National Bank of Canada concerning the restructuring of a $4-million loan, owed by a wholly owned NovaGold subsidiary, Mu…
Deak expands property assets near Kerr mine
Three Alberta-listed juniors have agreed to sell Deak Resources (TSE) a 49% interest in all their mineral assets within a 100-mile radius of Deak’s Kerr mine site in Virginiatown, Ont. The value of th…
Barytex’s Mel returns zinc-lead values
All six holes of a deep drilling program on the Mel zinc-lead-barite deposit in southeastern Yukon have intersected mineralization. International Barytex (VSE) is working to expand the Main zone resou…
DIAMOND SPECIAL — Russian diamond output in decline
Major world diamond producer Russia produces about 95% of its diamond output from five mines. The country’s output has been falling for the past three years; analyst David Williamson Associates of Lon…
Minefinders acquires Mexican gold play
Minera Minefinders S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vancouver-listed Minefinders, has staked a 2,200-hectare gold property in Mexico’s Sonora state. Reconnaissance mapping and sampling on th…
American Bullion drilling continues at Red Chris
A 60-hole program at the Red Chris porphyry copper-gold project, 10 km east of Iskut, B.C., is half-finished. American Bullion Minerals (VSE) holds an 80% interest while Teck (TSE) retains 20% (half o…
DIAMOND SPECIAL — From `down under’ to `up here’ Ashton
If the Cross property in the Northwest Territories is regarded by industry-watchers as a success, it is not simply because it has already yielded a number of diamonds but also because it proves that t…