Great Basin hits bonanza grades at Ivanhoe
Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has intersected bonanza gold and silver grades at its Ivanhoe property, in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The junior hit a number of epithermal, multi-stage, quartz veins containing hi…
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EXPLORATION 1998 — New crop of juniors exploring in Nevada — Focus on gold and copper-silver potential
A new crop of juniors is exploring for minerals in Nevada, and not all are looking for gold; several are pursuing copper and silver targets.* Calgary-based Cascade Metals (CEM-A), while focused primar…
EXPLORATION 1998 — SouthernEra revs-up plant at Klipspringer in South Africa
Potgeitersrus, South Africa — Three years of exploration at the Klipspringer project have turned what started as a single showing into a significant diamond producer.Operator SouthernEra Resources (S…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Primero drills in Alberta
Drilling is underway on the 101,000-ha Peace River prospect in north-central Alberta.Primero Industries (PMI-V) holds an option to earn a half-interest in the project from New Claymore Resources (NCS-…
Companies (March 09, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAlmaden ResourcesAlta GoldAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArchon MineralsArcturus ResourcesArgentina GoldArmistice ResourcesAsarcoAtlasAtna ResourcesAug…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Magnesium Alloy active in Republic of Congo
Junior Magnesium Alloy (MGAC.U-C) has formed an ambitious plan to become a large, low-cost producer of magnesium metal through a multi-faceted project now at an embryonic stage in the Republic of Cong…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Avalon sizes up rare-metal pegmatite at Separation Rapids
Kenora, Ont. — With a follow-up drilling campaign now under way at its Separation Rapids rare-metal pegmatite deposit, Toronto-based Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is becoming more confident that the projec…
Donner buys Labrador claims
Donner Minerals (DML-V) is increasing its position in the South Voisey’s Bay area of Labrador by buying out partner Thistle Creek Resources’ half-interest in 165 mineral claims.The Vancouver-based jun…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Geomaque advances Honduran gold play — Extended strike length could boost resources
Toronto-based Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) continues to report strong gold grades at the Vueltas del Rio project in northwestern Honduras.The junior has now completed 192 holes on the Main zone. Step…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Fairbanks district home — to promising projects Barrick, Newmont among explorers
The Fairbanks district in central Alaska is in no danger of losing its reputation for being a hotbed of mineral exploration and production.The Fort Knox gold mine is up and running, and the True North…
Viceroy boosts production
During 1997, Viceroy Resource’s (VOY-T) share of production from its two mines totalled 158,348 oz. gold at an average cash cost of US$244 per oz.Since achieving commercial production last May, the fu…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Greenland target for Softrock
Softrock Minerals (SFT-A) has identified areas of anomalous gold mineralization at its Lindenow property in southeastern Greenland.In the portion of the property known as Kutseq, preliminary explorati…