Britannia Gold gains new Mexican prospect
The Mexican subsidiary of Britannia Gold (BGP-V) has acquired another prospect in southern Mexico.The 193-ha Xochipala gold-silver property is in Guerrero state, surrounded by the Morelos Reserve, whi…
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Bolivar gives green light to Tomi gold project
Toronto-based Bolivar Goldfields (BVG-T) has retained the services of an independent financial company to raise funds for the development of its Tomi gold deposit in Venezuela’s Callao district.A feas…
Drilling program enhances Zappa’s Plata property in Ecuador
Drilling has enabled Zappa Resources (ZPA-V) to extend the favorable massive sulphide lens at the Ecuadorean concession known as La Plata, where Cambior (CBJ-T) is carrying out an exploration program….
GUEST COLUMN — Placer gold mining thrives
America has a lot of flakes, especially of the gold variety. The country also holds its share of gold nuggets and dust, and, each year, prospectors and miners search for these forms of the yellow meta…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Sable kimberlite pipe replaces Leslie at diamond project in N.W.T.
At the NWT Diamonds project near Lac de Gras, the richer Sable pipe has replaced the Leslie pipe as a target of mining.A 1,096-tonne sample from the Sable pipe returned 1,070.3 carats, for a grade of …
Fairstar Explorations tests zones at gold properties in Ghana
Junior Fairstar Explorations (FFR-M) has begun exploring two of its gold properties in Ghana.At the previously unexplored Abuakwa property, the company is preparing a grid for upcoming soil and ground…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — More kimberlitic bodies found in Alberta
Three additional kimberlitic-textured bodies have been discovered in the Buffalo Hills area of north-central Alberta, bringing the total to five.Partners Ashton Mining of Canada (RCA-T) and Pure Gold …
Asia Minerals eyes Philippine gold targets
Vancouver-based Asia Minerals (AMP-A) has signed a letter-of-intent agreement to explore the Aurora property on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.The 88,000-ha land package, which covers seven ex…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Spend Canada’s tax dollars at home
The issue of Jan. 27 carried an advertisement that the Argentine government is planning to carry out a multi-parameter airborne survey over a large mineral area there.What upsets me is an item in the …
Seahawk prepares to drill in Guyana
Encouraging trench results have induced newly listed Seahawk Minerals (SKM-V) to drill the Blackwater Creek gold property in Guyana.The company completed 12 trenches across two structures extending ov…
Ming suspends milling in Baie Verte, Nfld.
Mining and milling problems, combined with falling gold prices, have prompted Ming Financial (MF-A) to suspend production at its Rambler mill in Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula.The company, which …
Energold outlines gold trend in Dominican Republic
Drilling has enabled Energold Mining (EGD-V) to identify a northwestern trend of mineralization on its El Centenario epithermal gold deposit in the Dominican Republic.The trend was confirmed by hole 4…