Stratabound establishes Mexican presence
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) will buy a polymetallic property in northeastern Mexico.Situated near the city of Monclova in Coahuila state, the property is accessible by paved highway and gravel …
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Pursuit steps up work programs
Toronto-based junior International Pursuit (IPJ-T) continues to hunt for gold on several properties in Indonesia.* Among the most advanced of these is the L-N prospect, which forms part of the 191,000…
Blue Ribbon resumes work
Having reduced exploration spending in Mexico and the U.S., Blue Ribbon Resources (BLO-V) is concentrating its efforts on the six properties it holds in Suriname.The company has collected 5,130 sample…
Espalau Mining samples gold prospects in Ecuador’s El Oro province
Channel sampling by Espalau Mining (EPU-M) at the Paraiso joint venture in Ecuador’s El Oro province has uncovered high gold values.The Val d’Or, Que.-based company can earn a half interest in the pro…
Monarch expands reserves at Camorra mine in Venezuela
Exploration programs in 1996 enabled Monarch Resources (MRE-T) to boost reserves at its Venezuelan gold mine known as La Camorra.At the same time, the company achieved record gold production of 56,549…
LITERATURE REVIEW — NEWS ROUNDUP — Drills turn on Gowest ground
A drill program is under way at the Detour Lake West property and at the Denton Twp. property west of Timmins, Ont., reports junior Gowest Amalgamated Resources (GWA-A).Placer Dome (PD-T) is carrying …
LITERATURE REVIEW — Radisson drilling at O’Brien
A drill program by Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-M) has resumed at the O’Brien property, a past-producer in the heart of Quebec’s Abitibi gold district.The current program is testing new gold-bearing…
Zappa closes private placement
Zappa Resources (ZPA-V) has raised $1.5 million in a private placement with Cambior (CBJ-T). Proceeds will be used to explore the Papa Grande massive sulphide property in Ecuador.Zappa secured a major…
STOCK MARKETS — Resource stocks add fuel to VSE
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index rose 36.94 points, or 3.04%, over the report period ended Feb. 18, to close at 1,250.65. The resource index gained 72.88 points, or 3.22%, to finish at 2,3…
Geomaque boosts output from Mexican mine
In January, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) reached a new production record at its San Francisco gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state.The open-pit, heap-leach operation cranked out 5,142 oz., representing…
LITERATURE REVIEW — Newmont sets new production record at Carlin operations
Gold production during 1996 reached 2.3 million oz., setting a new record for Newmont Gold (NGC-N) and parent Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Newmont Gold earned US$94 million last year while Newmont Mining, w…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (February 24, 1997)
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