EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Laramide drilling Goliath
Toronto-based Laramide Resources (LAM-T) plans to carry out deep drilling at its Goliath gold property, 15 km east of Dryden, Ont.The property is immediately south of the Thunder West gold deposit, wh…
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THE DIAMOND PAGE — Northern Abitibi eyes prospect
A letter-of-intent agreement sets the stage for Northern Abitibi Mining (NAI-A) to earn up to a 50% participating interest in a land package in the Keroane diamond district of Guinea, West Africa.The …
Nord Pacific eyes gold project in Ontario
A gold project in Ontario’s Chester Twp. has caught the attention of Nord Pacific (NORPF-Q), an Australian-based copper producer exploring for gold and base metals in Australia, Papua New Guinea and N…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — VenCan expands Honduran holdings
Having picked up five concessions in Honduras, VenCan Gold (VCG-M) plans to spend $1 million on exploration there in 1997.The properties, which, in total, comprise more than 30,000 ha, were acquired b…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Asquith extends Roandji mineralization
Exploration at the Agoudou Manga gold prospect in the Central African Republic has returned encouraging results for Asquith Resources (ASQH-C).One of five targets on the 2,000-sq.-km Roandji property,…
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ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,435 per tonne (Nov. 12, 1996), alloy US$1,252 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$1,940 per tonne (Nov. 12, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free marke…
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EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Globex explores Mooseland gold deposit
Junior Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX-T) will explore its newly acquired Mooseland gold deposit, 70 km northeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.The property hosts an uncut, drill-indicated reserve of 2.02 mi…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Celtic Minerals expands beyond Newfoundland and into Southeast Asian countries
Calgary-based Celtic Minerals (CME-A) is straddling opposite ends of the world as it expands its portfolio of precious and base mineral properties.Although the junior has the second-largest land posit…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Farallon continues drilling in Mexico
Exploration of the Campo Morado property in Guerrero state, Mexico, by Farallon Resources (FAR-V) has proved encouraging.The property is situated in Lower Cretaceous rhyolitic metavolcanics and metase…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — South Pacific pins hopes on Kalimantan prospect
An epithermal gold deposit in the lush jungle of Kalimantan, Indonesia, has become the prime exploration focus for Vancouver-based South Pacific Resources (SHF-A).Known as Masupa Ria, the project is a…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Coloradas trio plans production in Durango
Partners Vanderbilt Gold (VAGO-O), Consolidated Viscount Resources (CVR-V) and Guardian Enterprises (GUD-V) are gearing up for production at the Coloradas concessions in Mexico’s Durango state.The con…