Meetings (November 27, 1995)
MEETINGSDec. 4, Banff Dec. 4, Glen AudenDec. 4, Rangeland Dec. 4, Rosebay Dec. 4, Shakwak COMING EVENTSDec. 5-8 Northwest Mining Association — “Int’l Convention & Exposition.” Spokane Hotel, Spokane,…
News
Manitoba cheers New Britannia opening
Second-hand hoists, second-hand mill. The New Britannia mine, which officially opens this week, has both. Scouring the mining industry’s garage sales for bargains is one way to keep capital costs down…
Ditem intersects zinc occurrence
Ditem Explorations (ME) has intersected significant zinc mineralization at its Hemmingford property, 60 km south of Montreal, Que.The discovery was made on the northern portion of a north-south-trendi…
United Reef to explore in CAR
The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) has granted United Reef (TSE) the right to explore the historic Roandji gold deposits.The deposits, which lie 460 km northeast of the capital city …
Grade A copper rolls out of Sanyati
Reunion Mining, 28.6% of which is owned by Caledonia Mining (TSE), has begun cranking out the red metal at its Sanyati mine in Zimbabwe.Full capacity of 15 tonnes copper per day is expected to be reac…
Westmin and Atna announce strike length of Wolverine
A 250-metre strike length has been confirmed for the Wolverine discovery at the Foot property in southern Yukon. The announcement follows completion of the latest stepout hole on the eastern extension…
Pentland cuts gold at Marlhill
Drilling at the Marlhill property by Pentland Firth Ventures (TSE) has not gone as planned. Still, operator Pentland Firth is far from upset.The two most recent drill holes did not flatten as anticipa…
NEWS IN BRIEF (November 27, 1995)
Carissa Mining (CIA:VSE) has changed its name to Rockwell Ventures (RCW:VSE).
Resource outlined at Golden Ridge
Recent drilling has confirmed a resource containing 1 million oz. gold at Pangea Goldfields’ (TSE) Golden Ridge prospect in Tanzania.Results of the 19-hole, 1,200-metre program have also led the compa…
Santa Fe aims to cut costs at Mule Canyon
A proposed change in processing methods would result in substantial cost savings for Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) at its Mule Canyon gold project in northern Nevada.By processing high-grade refractory…
Echo Bay advancing Paredones Amarillos
Drilling and prefeasibility work are continuing on the Paredones Amarillos property in Baja California Sur, Mexico.Since optioning the property from Baja Gold (TSE) two years ago, Echo Bay Mines (TSE)…
Expansion potential at El Dorado
A prefeasibility study of the Salvadorean project known as El Dorado concludes that the surrounding district has the potential for “significant increases” in gold reserves.Operator Mirage Resource (TS…