As the persistent pace of diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories testifies, the race for placing the first Canadian diamond mine into production is far from over. Still greater evidence is t…
Despite recent disappointing results from exploration in the Northwest Territories, companies are quietly continuing to explore other areas of the country. Four areas of note within Ontario and Quebec…
Acting on a geological technical report of a granite prospect in northeastern Alberta, Rich Capital (VSE) has begun on-site operations and is extracting block stone destined for locations in Canada an…
CDN-listed Romfield Building has opted to acquire four claims in Tudor Twp., 90 km northeast of Peterborough, Ont. The company has staked an additional 22 claims adjacent to those optioned. Romfield w…
Vancouver-listed Royalstar Resources has completed the first phase of a bulk-sampling program on its Sloan 2 diatreme in the State Line district, within Colorado’s Laramie Cty. A 3,000-tonne bulk samp…
A strengthening gold sector helped the Toronto Stock Exchange post a modest gain over the 5-day report period ended Sept. 20. The composite 300 index moved up 32.65 points to end the period at 4,376.8…
Western markets managed to gain ground during the report period ended Sept. 20, amid a rising gold price and a general lack of bad news. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index added 8.65 points …
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US75.25-76.25 cents per lb. (Sept. 8, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.50 per lb. (July 21, 1994). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.75-4.25 per lb. (July 28, 1993…
The history of the Point Lake discovery — a diamondiferous kimberlite, by Dia Met Minerals (TSE) and joint-venture partner BHP Minerals in the fall of 1991 — began with the exploration for indicator…
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $394.80 + $4.40 Silver* $ 5.67 + $0.21 Platinum* $420.00 + $3.25 Nickel** $ 2.92 – $0.02 Lead** $ 0.28 $0.00 Copper $ 1.14 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.45 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…
Diamonds were first discovered in Brazil in 1725, and the Latin American country soon replaced India as the most important global source of diamonds. Brazil remained the primary diamond source until t…
Attempts to value exploration properties prior to the actual discovery of a mineral deposit are highly subjective exercises. The foremost problem is to assess the probability that a particular area do…
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