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Ongoing exploration by Franc-Or Resources (FOR-T) has resulted in a new gold discovery at the Dagobert-T2 zone in the Haute-Mana property in French Guiana.Through recently completed trenching and prev…

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Junior Triarx Gold (TXTX-C) has encountered near-surface gold mineralization on its Nalesbitan property on the Philippine island of Luzon.Two holes totalling 289.4 metres were drilled outside the Main…

In recognition of the centenary of the Alaska-Yukon gold rush, an international symposium on mining history will be held in Fairbanks from Sept. 9 to 14, 1997.Papers will be presented on various subje…

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,403 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996), alloy US$1,265 per tonne (Oct. 31, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,000 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free market…

Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) and HDRK Mining Research are the joint recipients of the 1996 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine for inventing an instrument used to detect loose rock in mines.In tests, th…

Rio Algom has donated $200,000 to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Elliot Lake, Ont., for the creation of a palliative care trust named in honor of Lawrie Reinertson, the company’s former president who died o…

The bulk sampling program at the Blina project of Kimberley Diamond (KDC-V) has yielded 42 diamonds thus far.The project is situated in West Kimberley, South Africa.Kimberley recovered one stone weigh…

Saskatoon-based Shore Gold (SGF-A) has recovered diamonds from two kimberlite pipes at its 75%-owned Fort la Corne property in Saskatchewan.Four geophysical targets were subjected to a total of five d…

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Junior Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has entered into an agreement with two Peruvian companies to acquire the 8,800-ha Huaquillas gold project in northern Peru.The Rouyn-Noranda, Que.-based company mus…

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