Rio Tinto drills gold prospect
Rio Tinto (RTP-n) is engaged in a drilling program at its wholly owned Canoas concession in south-central Ecuador.The activity is focused on the northwestern part of the concession. To date, about 40 …
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Lytton and New Indigo release grade for Jericho
Partners Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and New Indigo Resources (NDR-A) report that the average grade of the JD/OD-1 kimberlite pipe in the Northwest Territories is now 1.18 carats per tonne.The announcemen…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 01, 1997)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Aug.22/97 (change from previous week in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
Solitario cuts high-grade zinc
Initial drilling at two zinc-lead prospects held by Solitario Resources (SLR-T) in northern Peru has intersected high-grade mineralization.The drilling is being performed by the Peruvian subsidiary of…
Altavista busy near Sept-Iles
A recent private placement netted $590,000 for Altavista Mines (ASIA-M) to finance exploration work on the Chiskal and La Source properties in the Sept-les region of Quebec.Work to date on the propert…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Mine-makers extraordinaire
I’ve had occasion to meet a very select group of mine makers in my travels across Canada, and these men — namely Karl Springer, Earl Gillanders and Thayer Lindsley — are deserving of the highest hon…
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Kevin Bullock appointed vice-president of operations.
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 01, 1997)
Rochester Minerals (ROR-V) has changed its name to Rochester Energy (ROV-V).
Eden Roc turns profit at African gold mine
Miners say it all the time, so it must be true: there is no substitute for grade.The motto would seem to apply to Eden Roc Minerals (edn-t), which announced record gold production of 11,670 oz. and ne…
BOOK REVIEW — Ed Schieffelin: one lucky cuss
.BREVIEWED BY JOHN CUMMINGDestination Tombstone: Adventures of a Prospectorby Edward Schieffelin; compiled by Marilyn Butler;US$14.95, Available from Royal Spectrum Publishing,2562 E. Evergreen, Mesa,…
Australian satellite to aid in exploration
Australia is taking the science of mineral exploration to new heights.A consortium of business and government interests is developing a satellite to carry imaging spectrometers capable of differentiat…
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Robert Wohleber appointed senior vice-president.Barry Ehrl appointed chief executive officer.Ken Norman appointed director of public relations.