Peruvian to drill Agua Verde in Peru
Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) plans to carry out a minimum 1,000-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling on the Agua Verde copper porphyry prospect in south-central Peru.The prospect is a mineralized, e…
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LITERATURE REVIEW — Golden Band drilling program tests targets at Tower and Halfmoon Lake properties
A 1,000-metre drill program will test the Tower Lake South and Halfmoon Lake anomalies identified by Golden Band Resources (GBN-V) at its properties in the Waddy Lake area of northern Saskatchewan.The…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Dakota reports loss for past year
A net loss of US$23 million was reported by Dakota Mining (DKT-T) for 1996, compared with a loss of about US$9 million in 1995.The Denver-based company says last year’s loss includes non-recurring exp…
LITERATURE REVIEW — JCI consolidates hold on Lone Star
South African mining giant JCI is moving to consolidate its interest in Australian junior Lone Star Exploration (LSE-V).By consolidating its current 19.9% interest with a 24% stake held by Kimberley D…
Avalon drills Dubenski project
A first phase of drilling by Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is testing the resource potential of the Dubenksi gold project, 70 km southeast of Kenora, Ont.The property already contains a resource of 253,000 …
Miramar puts Talapoosa gold project on hold
Citing low gold prices and inconsistent recoveries, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) has taken a $33.6-million writedown on the Talapoosa gold-silver project in western Nevada, suspending its development.”At cu…
St Andrew funds Matheson drilling program
Through a private placement, St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) is raising funds to continue diamond drilling in the Matheson area of northwestern Ontario.The junior raised $3.4 million by issuing 4 million…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Hecla Mining boosts its silver production
During 1996, Hecla Mining (HL-N) produced 3 million oz. silver from its various operations, representing a 35% increase over the 2.2 million oz.produced in the previous year.Of last year’s total, abou…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Noranda earnings slip over 1996
Diversified resource company Noranda (NOR-T) says weak commodity prices caused its net earnings to drop by almost 50% in 1996, despite a 16% increase in cash flow to a record $1.5 billion.The company …
Santa Fe finds more gold at Duquesne W.
Drilling by Santa Fe Canadian Mining has identified a new gold zone on the Duquesne West property of Globex Mining (GMX-T), 30 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda, Que.Santa Fe, a wholly owned subsidiary of…
Omni hits gold at Goddell Shear
Underground drilling at the Goddell Shear project in the Mount Skukum area of southern Yukon is returning some noteworthy intercepts.Omni Resources (ORI-V) reported results from four holes, which were…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Diadem tests California samples
Three white diamond fragments and a broken dodecahedron (12-sided diamond) were recovered from samples taken from drill core testing the Leek Springs diamond project in California. Operator Diadem Res…