GEOLOGY 101 — Skarn deposits, Part 2
Different igneous intrusions tend to put different metals into a skarn. More mafic intrusions, such as diorites and gabbros from island arc settings, typically produce iron, copper or gold skarns. Int…
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AMT hits high grade at Copper Creek
Deep drilling at the Copper Creek project in southern Arizona has returned significant grades for AMT International Mining (AAI-T) at the Mammoth-Keel zone.The company has completed 12 holes, totallin…
INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Cumberland viewed as having ‘rock-solid fundamentals’
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the globe: Junior explorer Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has been making a name for itself as one of the better Canadian exploration companies, owin…
Valerie explores property
Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V) continues to explore its Santa Barbara property in eastern Ecuador while awaiting drill results from a 2,500-metre drill program.The 100-sq.-km property is 425 km south …
EXPLORATION ’99 – McKenzie Bay, Cambior explore Lac Dor deposit
Cambior (CBJ-T) has teamed up with London, Ont.-based junior McKenzie Bay International (MKBY-O, APPROVAL PENDING) to develop the latter’s Lac Dor vanadium-titanium deposit, 25 km southeast of Chibou…
EXPLORATION ’99 – Juniors continue hunt for Ontario PGEs
Exploration for platinum group elements (PGE) in the outback of northern Ontario is in full swing.At its East Bull Lake project, southwest of Sudbury, Mustang Minerals (MMIN-C) is following up on indu…
Goldcorp continues Red Lake development
Though focused on developing its Red Lake mine in northwestern Ontario, Goldcorp (G-T) has also managed to turn a small profit at its operations elsewhere in North America.For the first nine months of…
EXPLORATION ’99 – NEWS ROUNDUP — Madison nabs more of Mt Kare
Madison Enterprises (MNP-T) has increased to 90% its interest in the Mt. Kare gold-silver project in Papua New Guinea. The remaining stake is held by local landowners.Mt. Kare hosts 20.4 million tonne…
EXPLORATION ’99 – RARE METAL EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — OGS confirms Pakeagama potential
Summer field work by the Ontario Geological Survey has confirmed the exploration potential of the Pakeagama Lake rare-metal pegmatite, north of Red Lake, Ont.The pegmatite system and the adjoining are…
Hebron to drill Torrecillas
Underground work by Hebron Fjord (HEF-M) has enlarged a gold-bearing breccia at its Torrecillas mine property in Peru.Channel sampling along a 24-metre drift at the end of a newly excavated ramp retur…
EXPLORATION ’99 – Copperstone outlines targets
Consolidated Copperstone Resources (CCP-V) has homed in on two base and precious metal targets on its Ruedas project in Zacatecas state, Mexico.The property is in the Altiplano geological complex, whi…
EXPLORATION ’99 – Odyssey looks to explore Turkish projects
A fatter wallet will make a big difference to junior explorer Odyssey Resources (ODYS-C), whose new financing signals the start of work on a portfolio of properties in the Middle East and North Africa…