A mud slide has killed four people and left another 18 presumed dead at Botswana Diamondfields’ (BWD-V) newly acquired Rovic diamond mine in South Africa’s Orange Free State.The mud slide struck on No…
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ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,489.50 per tonne (Dec. 3/96), alloy US$1,332 per tonne (Dec. 3/96).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$1,990 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.3…
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Quebec government-owned Soquem and Capital d’Amerique have formed a joint venture named Sodmex to invest in junior exploration companies and mining producers.Sodmex will acquire Soquem’s portfolio, wh…
Early results of diamond drilling on the Opoteca concession in central Honduras are providing encouragement to VenCan Gold (VCG-M)Preliminary results were obtained from the first half of an initial 2,…
Drilling by Guyana Goldfields (GGFI-C) is testing the Peters mine gold property, a past producer in Guyana.The initial holes are testing the main shaft area, where previous operators extracted 39,000 …
The Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia is now wholly owned by Australian-based Lone Star Exploration (LSE-V).Previously, the junior held a 45% stake in the property. It will purchase the remainder fro…
Drilling at the former-producing Jersey lead-zinc mine, near Salmo, B.C., has identified an enriched lead-zinc dolomite horizon.Sultan Minerals (SUL-V) tested the lower Jersey horizon with four holes …
In keeping with its plan to become one of the world’s largest copper producers, Rio Algom (ROM-T) is proceeding with a second phase of expansion program at its Cerro Colorado mine in northern Chile.An…
Spokane-based Minera Andes (MAI-A) has added six gold-copper prospects to its portfolio of properties in northwestern Argentina.For three of the prospects a letter of intent has been signed with a pri…
Diamond drilling at the Kremnica project in Slovakia has extended the Sturec gold deposit, held by Argosy Mining (AGO-V).Results from a 29-hole, 3,634-metre program are far beyond the junior’s expecta…
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