Insular busy in Mexico
Insular Explorations (ISX-V) has signed a deal with Blackstone Resources (BZZ-A) to earn a 70% interest in that company’s El Diamante gold project in Chihuahua state, Mexico.In order to earn an initia…
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Gold price erodes Inter-Rock profits
For Inter-Rock Gold (IRO-T), low gold prices translated into a loss of $1.8 million (or 11cents per share) for 1997.Revenue for the year amounted to $6.3 million, which was entirely derived from the s…
Eskay gold-silver grades keep Prime in the money
British Columbia gold producer Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) has bucked the industry trend and posted a profit for the first quarter.With record production of 164,860 oz. gold-equivalent, Prime earned…
Nebex drills Munelle
Calgary-based Nebex Resources (NBX-T) is encouraged by results from the first hole drilled on its Munelle polymetallic deposit in north-central Albania.Late last year, the company received government …
Eden Roc in red, but optimistic
Record gold production and higher revenues were not enough to keep Eden Roc Mineral (EDN-T) out of the red in 1997.For the year ended Dec. 31, the Toronto-based company lost $15.4 million on revenue o…
LatinGold adds ground
LatinGold (LAT-T) has signed an agreement with a private firm to earn a 60% interest in two silver-gold properties in Mexico’s Guanajuato state.LatinGold can earn its interest in two stages, each of w…
NEW MINES ROUNDUP — Green light for uranium mines
The Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin — a joint-venture held 48.7% by Cameco (CCO-T) and 36.4% by French-owned Cogema Resources — has received conditional approva…
MINING IN CANADA — Cream exploring near Kaslo
A work program by Cream Minerals (CMA-V) is testing the Kaslo silver project in the Slocan mining district of southeastern British Columbia.The $660,000 program is aimed at testing the Cork South silv…
MINING IN CANADA — Development work places New Britannia back on track
First-quarter gold production at the New Britannia mine, situated 128 km east of Flin Flon, Man., has surpassed expectations by 7%. Moreover, cash costs continued to decline and underground drilling i…
MINING IN CANADA — Foran forges ahead in Flin Flon belt
With a land package worthy of a major, Vancouver-based Foran Mining (FOM-V) is scouring the Flin Flon, Man., area in search of volcanogenic massive sulphides.The company has amassed what could be the …
MINING IN CANADA — Rhonda set to drill Esker lead-zinc-silver deposit
Rhonda Mining (RDM-A) will carry out drilling and mapping on the Epworth lead-zinc-silver property, 450 km north of Yellowknife, N.W.T.The program, which is expected to start in June, will consist of …
Moneta to seek new partner for Michaud
A subsidiary of Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has dropped its option to earn a 60% interest in 52 of the 138 claims that comprise the Michaud property, near Timmins, Ont.Lac Exploration has opted to forgo furt…