EXPLORATION 1997 — Yamana to test anomalies
Ongoing exploration by Yamana Resources (YRI-T) will test an aeromagnetic anomaly and associated gold mineralization in the northern portion of the company’s Block I contact-of-work (CoW) application,…
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EXPLORATION 1997 — Yamana Resources a leader among globetrotting juniors
A Spokane, Wash.-based company with a Toronto listing has assembled a portfolio of properties stretching from the South American countries of Chile, Argentina and Paraguay to Indonesia and Papua New G…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Nord adds to copper resource at its Tritton deposit
In the flatlands of New South Wales, Nord Pacific (NORPY-Q) continues to hit high-grade copper mineralization at the Tritton massive sulphide deposit, a 50-50 joint venture with Australian-listed Stra…
Drilling near Seabee mine nets results for Claude Res.
The success of the first phase of winter drilling near the Seabee gold mine has provided Claude Resources (CRJ-T) with new exploration targets.Claude owns the Seabee mine, 125 km northeast of La Ronge…
Local authorities foreclose on Kerr
McGarry Twp. in eastern Ontario has foreclosed on the Kerr gold mine because owner AJ Perron Gold failed to pay more than $2 million in back taxes.In late February, local authorities held an auction d…
Indochina boosts private placement
The private placement announced by Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) in February has risen to $90 million, following an increase in the number of $18 units to 5 million from 3.5 million.When the placement …
EXPLORATION 1997 — Sulphide resource adds new dimension to Homestake’s Jeronimo property
By 1999, the Chilean subsidiary of Homestake Mining (HM-N) expects to be producing 45,000 oz. gold per year from the Jeronimo deposit on the Agua de la Falda property.Situated near Homestake’s produci…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Guyanor drills St-Elie gold project, persists at Dachine diamond property
Determined to outline a gold mine in French Guiana, joint-venture company Societe des Mines de St-Elie has begun a new diamond drill program on the St-Elie project.St-Elie, the company, is operated jo…
Conference to focus on latest exploration technology
A conference on geophysical and geochemical exploration technology will be held from Sept. 14 to 18 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.Entitled “Exploration ’97: The Fourth Decennial Conference on…
PEOPLE — BUS HOLDINGS
R. Thast appointed interim president; David DeWitt and Gregg Sedun appointed directors.
EXPLORATION 1997 — America Mineral Fields committed to resuscitating Zairian zinc mine
At the Kipushi zinc-copper mine, a few minutes’ drive from Lubumbashi and a short walk from the Zambian border, it is hard not to be reminded of the faded glory of Zaire’s copper belt. For here, a mam…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Arauco shifts focus from Chile to George Lake and Back River in N.W.T.
Toronto-based Arauco Resources (ARU-V) is abandoning its grassroots properties in Chile for an advanced gold project in Canada’s Far North.Arauco, which raised $23.6 million recently, has agreed to bu…