Major exploration efforts in Manitoba in 1993 remained directed at base metals, but new commodities, notably diamonds, continued to increase in importance on the exploration scene. The recent improvem…
A bulk-sampling program is planned by Armistice Resources (ME) for its gold property adjoining the old Kerr Addison property at Virginiatown, Ont. The 11-month, $1.7-million program will involve the e…
Additional drilling is being considered for the Hislop gold property, east of Timmins, Ont. Partners Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) and Glimmer Resources (VSE) are tentatively planning a 5,240-metre program c…
A 75% improvement in North American grain yields between 1965 and 1990 reflected a tripling of fertilizer application rates, as high-yielding crop varieties generally require more fertilizer. A long p…
A diamond trading specialist from London, England, will address the March 9 joint luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and the Prospectors…
(The following is the second weekly instalment of a 3-part story.) Philip Arnold and Edward Slack told everyone that they had had bad luck and had taken a new river route to reach the diamond fields a…
A decision to sell Eskay Creek ore directly to smelters will benefit Prime Resources Group (VSE) in two respects. The company, which owns the high-grade gold project north of Stewart, B.C., can expect…
A feasibility study will be performed on the Venezuelan gold property known as Las Cristinas. Placer Dome (TSE), which owns 70% of the project, approved the US$13-million study. (The remaining interes…
Vancouver-listed Adrian Resources is drilling three properties in Panama, another Latin American nation that’s attracting renewed interest from mining companies because of its geological endowment and…
Toronto-listed International Skyline Gold has released a reserve estimate for its Bronson Slope property in northwestern British Columbia. Based on 2,855 ft. of drilling last fall, combined with 7,461…
Substantially increased gold production in 1993 helped Cambior (TSE) record its highest revenue since the company’s inception in 1986. Gold output rose 46% to 518,083 oz. last year and revenue was 50%…
China represents one of the last great frontiers for mining companies looking for global possibilities, says Metals Economics Group in China: Emerging Minerals Opportunities. The study cites three fac…
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