Viceroy pours gold at Brewery Creek
Brewery Creek, the largest lode gold mine ever built in the Yukon, has poured its first dore bar.Owner Viceroy Resource reports that the pour consisted of 1,320 oz. of 80% gold.Situated 58 km east of …
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Campbell Res. hits gold in Sonora
Reverse-circulation drilling has intersected gold mineralization at two prospects at the Santa Gertrudis property in Mexico’s Sonora state, as Campbell Resources (CCH-T) continues its effort to build …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Table mistaken for a Knelson concentrator
The second-page photograph accompanying the story “Joe Mann’s reserves on the rise” (T.N.M., Oct. 7/96) depicts a concentrating table, not a Knelson concentrator. The table is used as a means of upgra…
PEOPLE –PANDORA INDUSTRIES
James Billingsley appointed director.
PEOPLE –PANTERRA MINERALS
James Villegas appointed director.
PEOPLE –PATRICIA MINES
Stephen Mlot appointed president and director; John Hill appointed director.
Eldorado raises exploration funds
Junior Eldorado Gold has completed its merger with exploration affiliate HRC Development and entered into a $91-million financing agreement.A syndicate of underwriters will buy 10 million special warr…
Breakwater Resources aims to join zinc big-leagues
Having closed the acquisition of the Nanisivik mine in the Arctic, and with the Caribou and Restigouche mines slated for production, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) expects to be the third-largest zinc p…
Drills turn at Riyadh property
The second phase of a 50,000-ft. drill program is under way at the Riyadh gold property in Ghana, West Africa.Operator Intenational Tournigan (ITG-V) says new roads and 15 drill pads have been constru…
Goldcorp makes new bid for Wharf Resources
Toronto-based Goldcorp’s (G.A-T) bid for subsidiary Wharf Resources (WFR-T) has received a lukewarm vote of confidence from Wharf’s independent directors following a valuation of the company.Wharf’s d…
Eden Roc makes new discoveries in W. Africa
Diamond drilling by Eden Roc Mineral (EDN-T) has encountered a new sulphide lens on the Asupiri gold prospect in southeastern Ivory Coast.The 4-hole program tested sulphide mineralization below existi…
KazMinCo advances gold-copper deposits
A prefeasibility study is expected by year-end for the Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit in northern Kazakhstan, reports operator Kazakhstan Minerals (KMC.U-T).The company, also known as KazMinCo, has…