LATIN AMERICA — Mansfield plans more drilling
A 9-hole drill program by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) is testing the Cerro Gordo gold property in Argentina’s Salta province.The junior plans to carry out 3,000 metres of reverse-circulation drilling t…
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IBI to drill in Ontario’s north
An agreement with Teck (TEK-T) and Atapa Minerals (ATAP-C) allows International Business Investments (IBI-C) to earn a 36% interest in the Teri zone gold property in Ontario’s Kirkland Lake gold camp….
Pangea hits more gold in NW Tanzania
Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) continues to intersect gold at its Kanegele project in northwestern Tanzania.The 266-sq.-km property is made up of three claim blocks: Kanegele, NE Nungwisa and Mega.In the K…
LATIN AMERICA — Focal and Intrepid release resource for Barrios
Partners Focal Resources (FCJ-V) and Intrepid Minerals (IAU-A) have released a resource estimate for the Loma del Caballo zone at their Barrios gold property in El Salvador.Watts Griffis & McOuat calc…
LATIN AMERICA — Fremont calculates resource for Resguardo
Based on the results of two phases of drilling, an independent calculation pegs the resource of the Resguardo gold property in northern Chile at 6.8 million tonnes averaging 1 gram per tonne.Fremont G…
LATIN AMERICA — Cristobal Resources makes gold discovery at Luminaria
Junior Cristobal Resources (CTV-M) has discovered a new gold zone at its Luminaria property in Peru.Disseminated gold was encountered in a zone of sericitized and oxidized diorite, crosscut with high-…
Pentland drill-tests Ludgate gold property
A 10-hole drilling program has started at the Ludgate gold property, a joint venture of Pentland Firth Ventures (PFP-T) and QSR (GRS-T) in northeastern Ontario’s Michaud Twp.The 6,750-metre program is…
LATIN AMERICA — Chesbar gets permits for LaSalle
The Venezuelan ministry of environment has issued a permit allowing Chesbar Resources (CBI-M) to explore the gold property known as La Salle I.The Toronto-based junior says this is the final permit ne…
New discoveries for Inco
An exploration effort aimed at finding new sources of high-grade ore near existing mines in Ontario’s Sudbury camp has produced encouraging results for nickel giant Inco (N-T).Two new discoveries, bot…
LATIN AMERICA — Greystar outlines gold reserves
Junior Greystar Resources (GSL-V) continues to define gold mineralization at its Angostura project in northeastern Colombia.The project comprises 1,921 ha of mineral licences near the city of Bucarama…
LATIN AMERICA — Teck readies Lachatao project for drilling
The Mexican subsidiary of Teck (TEK-T) is carrying out geological mapping and sampling on the northern half of the Lachatao property in Oaxaca, in preparation for the next phase of drilling.Teck can e…
PGMs shipped from Hartley mine
Operator BHP Minerals reports that the Hartley platinum mine has made its first shipment of platinum group metals to Great Britain, where they will be refined by Johnson Matthey.The Zimbabwean mine is…