LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Geological creativity
I had hoped that the Bre-X Minerals debacle would prove once and for all that the world’s largest gold deposit, wherever it may be, could only have been created by natural geological processes.Move ov…
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AMF, Gecamines continue partnership
The presence of Laurent Kabila’s forces has brought stability to this mineral-rich portion of Central Africa. It also has brought hope that better days are ahead for an economically devastated nation …
STOCK MARKETS — Little stirs on TSE as golds retreat to lower levels — Broad market fractionally higher, base metals slide marginally
The Toronto Stock Exchange traded in a narrow range throughout the report period ended May 20, finishing only a fraction higher than in the previous week. The TSE 300 composite index, now firmly back …
DIAMOND PAGE — Ashton pulls diamonds from property in Alberta
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has released results of diamond analyses from four additional kimberlite pipe-like bodies drilled earlier this year in the Buffalo Hills area of north-Central Alberta.T…
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St Andrew finds more gold at Stock
Drilling at the former Stock gold mine in the Matheson area of northwestern Ontario continues to provide encouraging results for St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T).Stepout hole 7 intersected a narrow, high-…
Gold output rises for Glamis
In the first quarter, operations at the Rand and Picacho mines in California enabled Glamis Gold (GLG-T) to boost gold production by 34% over levels achieved in the same period of 1996.The company cra…
Exall takes writedown
Management of Exall Resources (EXL-T) is taking a $7-Million writedown of two non-performing assets; the Mazaruni alluvial diamond project in Brazil and the Santo Tomas copper-gold project in Mexico.E…
B.C. mining shrouded in uncertainty: study
British Columbia’s mining industry had another profitable year in 1996, though its future may be in jeopardy, according to a study by Price Waterhouse.While the industry recorded a profit for the thir…
Partners boost Gross Rosebel reserves
Partners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) have boosted, by nearly a third, the estimated size of the Gross Rosebel gold project in northern Suriname.Proven and probable reserves now e…
Queenstake finds Carlin-Type in Peru
A gold target similar to gold deposits in Nevada’s Carlin trend has been identified on Queenstake Resources’ (QTR-T) wholly owned Conchaturio property in southern Peru.Surface and trench samples at th…
Mispec hits Indonesian gold
Drilling by Mispec Resources (MPE-M) at its Jampang gold project in Indonesia has identified two new zones of mineralization.The Pasir Keusik and Puteran-Simpang structures were identifed by reverse-C…