Trillion files for Zimbabwe exploration rights
Ottawa-based Trillion Resources (ASE) reports making application for exploration rights in Zimbabwe for diamond, gold and base metal prospects. Trillion, which has a 50% interest in the Jena gold-mini…
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Great Basin in exploration venture with Fischer-Watt
Nevada-based Great Basin Exploration & Mining recently signed a letter of intent to joint venture the Santa Lucia property owned by Fischer-Watt Gold (NASDAQ). The property is a 45.5-sq.-km concession…
PEOPLE — STAR VALLEY RESOURCE
Edward Byrd appointed director.
PEOPLE — ROYAL BAY GOLD
Jim Davis appointed director.
PEOPLE — WHITE KNIGHT RESOURCES
James McDonald elected president-director; Francis Whiting and Steven Tocher appointed directors.
PEOPLE — YANKS PEAK RESOURCES (January 18, 1993)
David Rinker appointed director and president.
Tatshenshini-Alsek area grows in recreational use
Some rafters on the Tatshenshini-Alsek river system have complained that encounters with other river-users detracted from their “wilderness experience.” A recent study by Simon Fraser University found…
Vietnam to enact mining laws by year-end
Land tenure is uncertain and exploration investment is unprotected under Vietnamese laws, say the Canadian delegates after a 2-week tour of Vietnam recently. They expressed their concerns during meeti…
Falconbridge considers building own power plant
The Kidd Creek division of Falconbridge is one step away from building its own hydro-generating station and Ontario Hydro one step away from losing its largest customer. The division is trying to arra…
Diamond content of kimberlite pipes governed by zoning
The tendency for kimberlite provinces to show horizontal zoning with respect to age, mineralogy and diamond content has important implications for exploration in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest …
Kookaburra confirms Longshot tonnage
A recently completed drilling program on the Santa Fe copper-oxide project, 25 miles east of Hawthorne, Nev., confirms previous estimates of reserves. Kookaburra Gold (VSE), owner of the property, dri…
Women geoscientists form new chapter
The Canadian Cordillera Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) will co-sponsor a short course during this year’s Cordilleran Round-Up week, Jan. 25-29. The short course, “Consulting …