Mongolia Gold adds ground
Mongolia Gold Resources (mgr-v) has added to its holdings in Mongolia by acquiring an 80% interest in two exploration licences.The properties, which, combined, cover 5,000 sq. km of ground in the cent…
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TVX Gold calculates new resource in Greece
Drilling has enabled TVX Gold (tvx-t) to calculate resource figures for its Skouries copper-gold project in northern Greece.Last year, the company sank 23 diamond drill holes in a program exceeding 15…
`Desert dirts’ all the rage in southwestern U.S.
In the mid-1980s, a junior company touting a huge platinum resource told potential investors that the U.S. Bureau of Mines had “verified” the presence of platinum at its property in Arizona.”Not true,…
Queenston and Franco-Nevada take aim at Kirkland Lake prospect
Partners Queenston Mining (qmi-t) and Franco-Nevada Mining (fn-t) have announced the discovery of two new gold zones following a first phase of drilling at the McBean and Anoki gold deposits, east of …
OPINION/GARRY HAWTHORN — Assaying unravelled
Although I have not examined a questionable gold deposit since the late 1980s, I am concerned that the problem has not gone away.A few weeks ago, I received a review of six so-called desert sand gold …
PEOPLE — QUEST INT’L
Robert Sillcox and William Bryden appointed directors.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (April 28, 1997)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Less regulation and more professionalism
It is with amazement and wry amusement that one hears and reads about the ever-changing, convoluted events surrounding the Busang project in Indonesia.Particularly amusing are the recent Toronto gathe…
Cameco reports mixed results
Uranium and gold producer Cameco (cco-t) experienced higher revenues but lower earnings during the first quarter.The Saskatoon-based firm generated $114 million in revenue during the period, compared …
Falconbridge joins Labrador nickel search
Having lost the only “sure-Thing” nickel project in Labrador — Voisey’s Bay — to arch-rival Inco (N-T), Falconbridge (FL-T) has decided to spend a small portion of its $101-Million consolation prize…
METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (April 21, 1997)
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