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A review of the Faro mine of Anvil Range Mining (ARO-T) has recommended that the lead-zinc mine remain closed until the market for those metals improves.The review found that optimistic metal price fo…

Drill programs at the Tabakoto project in Mali and the Kubi in Ghana have enabled Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) to calculate preliminary gold resources of 2.7 million oz.The Vancouver-based junior, which h…

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The Manitoba government will fund 42 provincial exploration projects to the tune of $2.5 million.The funding is part of Manitoba’s Mineral Exploration Assistance Program (MEAP), which is designed to a…

Canadian production rates of nonferrous metals revealed a mixed bag for October 1996.Production of refined copper, gold, silver and primary nickel was up over the same period last year.However, output…

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Diamond drilling at Spokane Resources’ (SKN-V) Mac property in northern British Columbia continues to confirm and expand known molybdenite and copper mineralization, the company says.The last phase of…

New drill results from Goldcorp’s (G-T) Red Lake operation have confirmed that a mineralized zone being explored at the mine’s deep levels extends eastward and down-plunge.Two drill holes testing a st…

John Fraser, Gary Schellenberg, Marshall Bertram and Joseph Tarnowski appointed directors.

Lloyd Nilsen appointed director.

Lee Downs appointed director.

Robert Nihon, Robert Fung, Daniel Ross and Armando Zullo appointed directors; Luca Riccio appointed vice-president of exploration.