OBITUARY — Colin Spence
Colin Spence, former exploration manager with Rio Algom, has died. He was 65.Born in Kenya, Mr. Spence graduated from London’s Royal School of Mines in 1955 with a B.Sc. in mining geology before joini…
News
Canada’s base and precious metal production on the rise
Although Canadian production of some non-metallics was off in April 1996 over the same period last year, production of precious and base metals had risen.The statistics shown below were complied by th…
MacMillan financing will be used to boost stake in Mishi project
Proceeds from a $850,000 private placement will enable MacMillan Gold (MMG-T) to increase its ownership in the Mishi gold property in northern Ontario.The 566-claim property includes the Main zone, wh…
Birchwood evaluates gold-silver potential of Peruvian property
Subject to a 90-day due diligence period, Birchwood Ventures (BIR-V) has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mina Paredones property in the Cajamarca region of Peru.The property comprises five mi…
William to buy Brazilian producer
The impending acquisition of a Brazilian company will help establish William Resources (WIM-T) as an intermediate gold producer by 1998, the junior predicts.Having entered final negotiations to buy Ja…
NWT diamond project gets nod from panel
Full approval for the NWT Diamonds project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories is at hand for BHP Minerals and Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T).The Environmental Assessment Review Panel deter…
COMMENTARY — Helping the Kuna Yala help themselves
Vancouver-based Western Keltic Mines (WKM) recently acquired five concessions in the Comarca de San Blas region of Panama, where a United Nations exploration program in the late 1960s revealed potenti…
Diamond Fields seeks dismissal of suit
Facing a lawsuit by shareholders of Exdiam, Diamond Fields Resources (DFR-T) has asked a Texas court for early discovery hearings to consider a motion to dismiss the action.The lawsuit, brought by two…
EDITORIAL PAGE — What a tangled web
Sophistry — the art of subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation practised in ancient Greece — is alive and well, and being developed in new directions by environmentalists opposed to diamond mini…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Diamondiferous dykes found at Afridi
Drilling suggests that the DA-1 target at the Afridi Lake property in the Northwest Territories consists of a series of steeply dipping, northwest-trending kimberlite dykes.The largest dyke has a maxi…
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THE DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik bulk sampling nears completion
The processing of a 3,000-tonne underground bulk sample from the A-154 South pipe at the Diavik diamond project is about two-thirds completed.To date, an overall grade of 4.67 carats per tonne is repo…