It has long been known that many diamonds from the kimberlites of the Orange River watershed in southern Africa washed into the Atlantic Ocean and were pushed northward by the prevailing currents. De …
By mid-April of this year, Trio Gold (TGK-A) hopes to complete a due diligence review of its proposed acquisition of Sedcore Exploration, a private company incorporated in Ghana, West Africa.The acqui…
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,667 per tonne, alloy $1,540 per tonne (Mar. 4/97).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,300 per tonne (Mar. 4/97).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.00 per lb. (Mar. 4…
A solvent extraction-electrowinning project is expected to enhance the overall economics of the Escondida copper mine in northern Chile, reports operator BHP.The Australian mining giant has a 57.5% in…
A 12-million-share public offering has raised $24.6 million for Vengold (VEN-T).Proceeds of the offering, priced at $2.05 per share, will be used partly to acquire new mineral assets.The Vancouver-bas…
Shallow oxide gold deposits amenable to heap leaching will be the primary target of an exploration program to be carried out by Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) in Central Asia.The company says one of it…
A drill program by Royal Standard Minerals (RSM-M) will test a gold prospect adjacent to Barrick Gold’s Bousquet gold mine in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt.The junior company holds an option to ear…
Partners Orezone Resources (ORZ-M) and Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) have made a gold discovery while drilling their Intiedougou property in southwestern Burkina Faso.The property covers 500 sq. km an…
Edmonton, Alta.-based Mindoro Resources (MIO-A) has received some encouraging results from soil geochemistry surveys on its gold targets in Kalimantan, Indonesia.At Gunung Kelayu, one of three contrac…
Encouraged by initial results from a due diligence review, AfriOre (AFO-V) is proceeding with the acquisition of the Boko Songho copper project in the southern Congo.To acquire this prospecting permit…
With an eye towards bulk-minable deposits, Antares Mining & Exploration (ANZ-T) has signed a joint-venture agreement with Coleville Resources (CLL-A) and privately owned Kurnia Dwipa Kencana to explor…
Canadian companies can be found exploring and developing mineral projects in the grasslands of Africa, the jungles of Indonesia, the mountains of Chile, and the Barren Lands of northern Siberia. Typic…
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