THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — NEWS IN BRIEF (September 02, 1996)
Verena Minerals Holdings amalgamated with Verena Minerals Corporation (VMCO-C) and continue to use the name Verena Minerals Corporation (VMCO-C).
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THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Canquest funds drill program for Microgold project
Armed with proceeds from a recent financing, Canquest Resource (CQ-V) plans to continue exploration of its Microgold epithermal gold project near Kamloops, in southwestern British Columbia.Also planne…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Dakota, partner to explore in Nevada
Denver-based Dakota Mining (DKT-T) and mining consulting firm Neil & Associates (NAA) will join forces to explore for gold in northeastern Nevada.The partners will investigate three prior producing go…
The Summitville story
The Summitville gold mine is situated high (3,800 metres) in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Gold was first discovered there in 1870, and significant production from underground worki…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Dominican gold miner sets the record straight
A recent report in your newspaper has stated that Eldorado is joining Gencor to pursue an interest in our gold mine at Pueblo Viejo, in the Dominican Republic.In order to avoid any misunderstanding, w…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Dayton drilling boosts resource at Andacollo
An aggressive exploration program at the Andacollo gold mine in central Chile has enabled Dayton Mining (DAY-T) to expand gold resources by 350,000 oz. to 2.6 million oz.A highlight of recent drilling…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Eldorado laying groundwork for expansion
Determined to become a 500,000-oz.-per-year producer in five years and a 1-million-oz. producer in 10, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is bent on expanding its base of operations throughout the world.In just th…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — China the `last frontier’ for mining companies
Attempting to secure rights to explore, develop and mine gold projects in China is no easy task. The geological potential is enormous, and so, of course, is the interest being demonstrated by foreign …
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Joint venture receives permit for Indonesian work program
An exploration program is about to begin at the 32,750-ha Christina concession in central Kalimantan, Indonesia.The contract of work application is a 90%-owned joint-venture between Brett Resources (B…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Barrick boosts exploration spending
Exploration spending by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) increased to US$31.1 million in the first six months of this year, compared with expenditures of US$18.2 million in the first half of 1995.In a bid to incr…
William buys U.S. mining contractor
The BLM Service Group owned by William Resources (WIM-T) has acquired a Utah-based mining contractor, Centennial Development, thereby broadening its mining services.Centennial will be the contracting …
Magna acquires base metal prospect
“Santa Eulalia-type” massive sulphide mineralization will be the target of exploration work by Consolidated Magna Ventures (CMV-V) at a newly acquired base metal prospect in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.S…