Bishop installs plant at Mexican project
Bishop Resources, soon to be trading on the Montreal Exchange’s unlisted market, has moved a small, sluice-box-style “concentrator” onto its Guadalupe gold property in Mexico. The aim is to test the p…
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EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Kimberlite dykes
Although the occurrence of diamonds in glacial drift in southern Ontario is well documented, few people are aware that kimberlite dykes have been recognized in two localities just north of Lake Ontari…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — AUSTRALIAN ACTIVITY (September 20, 1993)
There are two commercial diamond mines in Australia, the Argyle mine of Ashton Mining and CRA, and the Bow River operation of Normandy Poseidon. Both are in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. …
Prefeasibility for Fish Lake
As it continues to search for a buyer of its Fish Lake deposit near Williams Lake, B.C., Taseko Mines (TSE) has hired Kilborn Engineering Pacific to complete a prefeasibility study. Minable reserves w…
Metall exploring N.W.T. greenstone belt
It scarcely needs saying that diamond excitement looms large in the Northwest Territories, but base metals and gold are also moving into the picture. About 400 km southwest of Coronation Gulf lies one…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Potential African
When you think of diamond mining, South Africa comes immediately to mind, followed closely, perhaps, by a trio of other major southern Africa producer nations: Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Further no…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Kirkland Lake play
Things may be quiet now, but, come autumn, the diamond play near Kirkland Lake, Ont., is expected to gain momentum. By then, the major players will have finished evaluating results from early spring a…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Aber-Kennecott active
One of the first juniors to join the diamond exploration rush in this northern region was Vancouver-based Aber Resources (TSE). Today, the company holds varying interests in the 600,000-plus hectares …
U.S.$404-million jury award denied by judge Rollercoaster for
Within the space of less than a week, Utah-based Gold Standard (NASDAQ) has gone from rags to riches to rags. The penury-wealth-penury fast track began Sept. 3 when a jury in Utah ruled defendant Gett…
Bulk sampling nears completion at Tiomin’s heavy mineral
Beach sand could soon become a “hot item” in this sleepy little fishing village on Quebec’s North Shore. Tiomin Resources (ME) is collecting a 100-tonne sample of heavy mineral concentrate from its Na…
N.W.T. Diamonds — Bulk-sampling under way
Bulk sampling will begin immediately on a diamond project held by BHP Minerals Canada and Dia Met Minerals (TSE) in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. BHP recently awarded the contra…
Cazador mining BT deposit
The Keystone joint venture started open-pit mining of the BT deposit near Lynn Lake, Man., in mid-August. An estimated 25,000 tonnes of high-grade ore is now exposed. Cazador Explorations (VSE), which…