Partners find zinc at Bambas in Peru
Vancouver — Mapping and sampling by equal partners Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) and Inco (N-T) have uncovered significant zinc mineralization at the Lince property in southern Peru. The property is part…
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Wawa area yields more diamonds
Activity at two separate projects continue to demonstrate the diamond potential of the Wawa area of northern Ontario.At the GQ property, Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has picked another 279 diamonds from…
Gitennes aims drills at Blacktop
Vancouver-based Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) is awaiting permits to carry out preliminary drilling on the Blacktop polymetallic massive sulphide showing, situated on the Fox property, 26 km north of M…
Tenke hits hot holes at Filo del Sol in high Andes
Vancouver — Reverse-circulation drilling by Tenke Mining (TNK-T) has cut impressive copper-silver-gold mineralization on the 264-sq.-km Vicuna property, which straddles the border between Chile and A…
Goldcorp revises Red Lake forecast
Higher head grades have prompted Goldcorp (G-T) to increase its 2001 production forecast for the Red Lake mine in Ontario.The mine, which re-entered commercial production on Jan. 1, is now expected to…
Wallbridge sees continuity in Parkin nickel project
Drilling by Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) on the Parkin dyke, 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ont., is indicating that known mineralization is continuous at depth and that the mineralized zones may plunge to t…
Undermining gold
After investigating the sale of a substantial portion of the United Kingdom’s gold reserves, Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that the auction method used was more suitable than the…
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Aurora drills nickel sulphide targets in Quebec
Vancouver — Encouraging results from last year’s drilling on the Midrim and Foy properties have prompted junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) to intensify its hunt for nickel sulphides in Ontario and Quebe…
Northern Miner Indices (January 22, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
Logistical whiz kid
I had the privilege of working with Talis Kalnins on several mineral exploration projects throughout British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, prior to his long career with the B.C. M…
Kabila likely assassinated in Kinshasa
Reports out of Africa say Laurent Kabila, populist leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was assassinated by his own bodyguards during an attempted coup at his palace home in the capital c…