Newhawk plans Nevada drilling
Reverse-circulation drilling will be applied to the Goldbanks property, 30 miles south of Win- nemuca, Nev.Newhawk Gold Mines (TSE) says the 5,000-ft. program is intended to test two targets.One of th…
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East West starts Red Lake program
Vancouver-listed East West Resource (VSE) has obtained funds to start a work program on its Heyson Twp. property near Red Lake, Ont.Line-cutting crews are on site, and have started a grid of about 40 …
Drilling tests the Mampon discovery
Results are in hand for the first diamond drill hole to test the Mampon discovery at the Dunkwa property in Ghana.The hole returned an average of 0.21 oz. gold per ton over 200 ft., including 36 ft. o…
Tandem-NAR to expand program
At their Guibord Twp. property, 17 km east of Matheson, Ont., juniors Tandem Resources (ME) and NAR Resources (ME) are following up on mineralization intersected in drilling at the end of 1995.The com…
X-Cal plans further work on Sleeper gold project
Drilling on the Sleeper Extension project in Nevada’s Humboldt Cty. has returned gold values for X-Cal Resources (TSE), and work is expected to continue.The 4,200-acre property adjoins Amax Gold’s Sle…
Guyanese commission recommends restart of Cambior’s Omai gold mine
The commission investigating the failure of the tailings dam at the Omai gold mine in Guyana has recommended that the Guyanese government allow the operation to re-open.Omai’s owners, Cambior (TSE) an…
Horne, Timmins head list of Hall of Fame inductees
One was born two years before Confederation; another is working in his office this morning. The eight men recently inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame span the history of Canadian mining an…
Deep drilling tests War Baby property
A deep-hole drill program is under way on the War Baby property in downtown Flin Flon, Man.Owner Consolidated Callinan Flin Flon Mines (VSE) is testing the premise that its strategically situated prop…
Battle Mountain advances Aussie deposit
Delineation work is progressing at a high-grade, underground target at the Pajingo mine in Queensland, Australia.Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) reports that its Vera deposit has the potential to contain …
West African extends program
Trenching results suggest the Anwia anomaly on the Teleku-Bokazo property in western Ghana has widespread gold mineralization.West Africa Mining Exploration (CDN) reports that two trenches, dug on the…
Anglo Minerals options the Indin Lake gold property
A joint-venture agreement with Globaltex Industries (VSE) gives Anglo Minerals (ASE) the right to earn a half interest in the Indin Lake gold property, 130 air miles northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T.To…
Sierra Nevada drills Promontorio property
Drilling is under way on the Promontorio property in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.Sierra Nevada Gold (VSE) has thus far drilled two holes on the Mina Vieja zone.Hole P95-01 returned 140 ft. of 0.46% coppe…