MINERAL EXPORATION — Drills hit at Raigorodok
A drill program by Central Asia Goldfields (CGZ-M) has returned a 195-metre interval grading 1.5 grams gold per tonne from the Raigorodok North gold project in Kazakstan.The company says this result, …
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MINERAL EXPLORATIOIN — Companies take search for buried deposits to new depths
With the aid of gravity geophysics, a large mineralizing system has been discovered at the Converse gold project near the Lone Tree gold mine in northern Nevada’s Battle Mountain trend.The information…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Mispec hones skills at Jampang — Cigaru area serves as model for exploration
New exploration programs typically face many difficulties, and these are compounded when the area under consideration is extensive and plagued by heavy overburden. However, while the Jampang property …
SouthernEra turns up strong grades at Klipspringer — Company purchases more mineral rights in Northern Transvaal
Diamond yields from recent tests at the Klipspringer project in South Africa’s Northern province are vaulting it into the upper echelons in terms of grade.Operator SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has re…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Venezuela needs to get its act together — Less talk, more action please
Venezuela has broken the hearts of many mining companies and, unless changes are soon made to improve the investment climate in the Latin American nation, Canadian juniors will explore elsewhere, even…
Drilling brightens picture at William Resources’ mines — Record gold output achieved during second quarter
.BBby Stuart McDougallExploration drilling by William Resources (WIM-T) has significantly improved the economic potential of two of its producing gold mines.At the Bjorkdal open-pit mine, near Skellef…
TNK recovers macros at Gope
Results from 21 of 25 samples from the Gope project in Botswana show three macrodiamonds (larger than 1 mm) and 50 smaller stones from 1,330 kg of kimberlitic material.Project owner and operator TNK R…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Spider and KWG pursue Wawa diamonds
Spider Resources (SPQ-A) and equal joint-venture partner and affiliate KWG Resources (KWG-T) have wrapped up a first phase of exploration work at their diamond property north of Wawa, Ont., alongside …
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Exploring in West Africa poses challenge — Ghana Goldfields follows in footsteps of predecessors
The bedrock may have similarities to rocks underlying the great gold camps of Eastern Canada, but tropical weathering and other differences in the surficial environment pose challenges for Canadian co…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Termites guide companies to gold
Termites can be a costly nuisance to urban dwellers, but, for companies exploring for gold in Africa, they can be used to save thousands of dollars and point the way to a bonanza.The tiny, ant-like in…
DIAMOND PAGE — Sonora Diamond sells Klipdam gems
In June and July, Toronto-based Sonora Diamond (SON-T) sold 1,575 carats of diamonds from its Klipdam mine near Kimberley, South Africa, at an average price of US$760 per carat.The diamond sales enabl…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 15, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,587.50 per tonne, alloy $1,415 per tonne (Sept. 9/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,850 per tonne (Sept. 8/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (S…