Ramrod, Atlanta outline three targets
Reverse circulation drilling on the Atlanta property in southwest Idaho has outlined three areas of gold-silver mineralization. The targets — the Tahoma mine and the East Extension and Bascom zones -…
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MINING IN MEXICO — Teck hunts for Mexican treasures; opens
Having just opened an office in Guadalajara, Teck (TSE) seems determined to continue pursuing projects in Mexico. The senior company, through its Mexican subsidiary Minera Teck, has been exploring in …
Molybdenum sales projected to recover
After four years of declining demand for molybdenum, the outlook for the rest of the 1990s is brighter, with developing economies, particularly in Southeast Asia, likely to show the highest rate of gr…
MINING IN MEXICO — Gold output slowly rising
Mexico may not be a leader among gold-producing nations, but it has been consistent in its gold output during the past 10 years. Gold Fields Mineral Services of London, in its Gold 1994 report, says M…
San Andreas drill program at Prairie Creek mine project
Diamond drilling at the Prairie Creek mine project near Yellowknife, N.W.T., is expected to augment reserves significantly. Owner San Andreas Resources (TSE) estimates current reserves at 4.25 million…
Cyprus options ground to juniors
In two separate agreements, Cyprus Canada has optioned more than 350 claims in northwestern Quebec to junior companies. East West Resource (VSE) can earn a half interest in a 164-claim property by spe…
MINING IN MEXICO — Geomaque developing San Francisco project
Aiming for a mid-1995 startup, Geomaque Exploration (TSE) is pushing ahead with predevelopment work at its San Francisco gold project in Sonora state. The work follows the completion of a positive pre…
MINING IN MEXICO — Spate of mine openings underscores
The recent opening of several new mines in Mexico and the overall revival of the country’s mining industry owe much to policies aimed at attracting foreign investment. These policies, implemented seve…
Etruscan begins definition drilling
Nova Scotia-based Etruscan Enterprises (VSE) has launched an exploration program on the Koma Bangou property in Niger, West Africa. The junior will perform 10,000 metres of reverse-circulation drillin…
BHP drilling Matagami play
Project operator BHP Minerals Canada has entered a third phase of drilling on Southern African Minerals’ (ASE) Caber base metal property near Matagami, Que. Two zones of massive sulphide mineralizatio…
MINING IN MEXICO — Cambior drilling at Metates
Drill data are being compiled at the Metates gold-silver property by partners Cambior (TSE) and Corporation Industrial San Luis S.A. in preparation for a mineral inventory estimate. Cambior is earning…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (October 24, 1994)
— 1994 — Oct 18 Oct 17 Oct 14 Oct 13 Oct 12 High Low Composite”300″ 4315.96 4327.00 4332.42 4343.37 4355.03 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 4169.37 4200.55 4186.99 4113.59 4118.10 4270.14 3273.56 In…