ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Bewitched
It was the early days of the Highland Valley copper boom in south-central British Columbia more than 30 years ago, and I had been exploring some of the many claims south of the open-pit mine project o…
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DIAMOND PAGE — Tandem’s rubies attract interest
They might be small, but rubies from Ontario are of good color saturation, similar to that found in rubies from Thailand and East Africa.Those were the findings of gemologist Warren Boyd, who examined…
High Sense buys Aerodat
Toronto-based airborne geophysical surveyor High Sense Geophysics (HSG) has acquired Aerodat, a subsidiary of Bell Earth Sciences (BES).BES will be required to buy all shares issued by HSG in exchange…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP –Trillion finds new pipe
A new kimberlite has been found on the Sansukwe property in Zimbabwe, report equal partners Trillion Resources (TLG-T) and Nickelodeon Minerals (NKM-V).Operator Trillion reports that a 100-kg sample h…
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Comaplex hits gold at Noomut River
Drilling at the Noomut River gold project of Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) has revealed several impressive mineralized intervals. The project is situated near Rankin Inlet, in the eastern portion of the N…
Newmont makes deep discovery in northern Nevada
Newmont Gold (NGC-N) has intercepted high-grade gold values in a deep drilling program south of its Post deposit in northern Nevada.The company encountered long intervals of mineralization in two hole…
Pangea drills Kanegele project
Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) continues to intersect gold at its Kanegele project in northwestern Tanzania.The project comprises the Kanegele, NE Nungwisa and Mega claim blocks which together cover 266 sq…
Independence options Nevada property
Independence Mining has optioned the Buckhorn South project in eastern Nevada from Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) in return for an interest in two of the former’s properties.Independence has agreed to spend at l…
Placer settles with Kazakstan
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has settled its dispute with the Kazakstani government regarding the US$35-million refundable deposit the company made in April 1995.The government paid the company US$25 million i…
Amblin drills Wood gold target in Quebec
A drilling program at the Wood gold mine property in Quebec’s Cadillac Twp.is returning gold-bearing intersections for Amblin Resources (AX-A).Amblin can earn a 100% interest in the property from Glob…
Arian raises funds for Julietta
A recently announced financing of 6.5 million units at 90cents each will provide Arian Resources (ARA.U-T) with funds with which to continue development of its Julietta gold-silver deposit in the Maga…