Chesbar negotiates in Venezuela
Exploration of La Salle I, a gold property of Chesbar Resources (CBI-M) in eastern Venezuela, has been postponed until after aquisition negotiations are completed.Chesbar owns 80% of the concession an…
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BASE METALS SPECIAL — Paramount tests sedimentary belt
Ongoing exploration by Paramount Ventures & Finance (PVF-V) in Argentina’s Salta province has confirmed the presence of a previously unrecognized, sedimentary copper belt analogous to that of a copper…
DIAMOND PAGE — Tabora kimberlite yields gem diamonds
Bulk sampling has revealed that the Tabora kimberlite pipe in Tanzania contains high-quality diamonds.Tan Range Exploration (TNX-A) recovered 16 high-quality gem diamonds from a 384-ton sample. The di…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — Three drills testing Campo Morado
A drill program employing three rigs is testing a massive sulphide target at the Campo Morado project in Mexico’s Guerrro state.Owner Farallon Resources (FAR-T) says the 543-sq.-km property hosts more…
Gold Funds (June 24, 1996)
Gold Funds as of June 13, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$24.27$6.52Price$18.25$6…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — Platinova A/S gears up for work on its properties in Greenland
The onset of summer has Platinova A/S (PAS-T) gearing up for work programs at various properties in Greenland.Drilling has begun at the company’s wholly owned Peary Land zinc project, situated on tide…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — Summo gears up to drill Champion
Up to 50 holes will be drilled on the Champion copper oxide property in north-central New Mexico.Summo Minerals (SMA-T) intends to test the open extension of a new oxide zone, which lies north of a dr…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — Mazenod Lake highlights Canada’s potential for Olympic Dam copper-gold deposits
They’re big, and they’ve got plenty of byproduct credits. Any company attracted to copper as a commodity has to be attracted to Olympic Dam models of mineralization. The similarity between the Canadia…
Spanish Mountain returns gold values
Trenching on the Spanish Mountain property, in British Columbia’s Cariboo district, is returning gold values for Eastfield Resources (ETF-V), Consolidated Logan Mines (CKO-V) and Cyprus Amax Minerals …
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Close call at Island Lake
As much a fixture of Canadian mining history as prospectors and developers, the bush pilots who operated in remote parts of the country also helped shape the industry.One such man is E.W. “Ted” Stull,…
Manitoba announces funding
The government of Manitoba has approved eight new exploration projects, totalling $321,000, through an interim offering of the province’s Mineral Exploration Assistance Program (MEAP)..ZExpenditures f…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, June 12-18
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