ASIA Minerals picks up more ground in China
With China’s mining industry (along with many other sectors) rapidly becoming more like those of Western nations, Denver-based General Minerals (GNM-T) is seizing the opportunity to pick up prospectiv…
Carlin Gold Corporation
Index (February 16, 1998)
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High Desert Minerals rolls in royalty interests
High Desert Minerals (hdr-v) has entered into a non-arm’s-length letter of intent to merge with Royal Hal, SLH and Gold Trend — private companies owned by Sean and Lee Halavais.The Halavaises are the…
STOCK MARKETS — Golds give further push to TSE 300 composite index — Junior issues add spark to Toronto market; precious metals strengthen
Fuelled by strong performances in the gold and base metal markets, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index gained a hefty 119.28 points, or 1.9%, to finish the report period ended May 13 at 6,2…
Mongolia Gold adds ground
Mongolia Gold Resources (mgr-v) has added to its holdings in Mongolia by acquiring an 80% interest in two exploration licences.The properties, which, combined, cover 5,000 sq. km of ground in the cent…
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — Link Mineral seeks Honduran silver, gold
Mississauga-based Link Mineral Ventures (LMVL-C) reports that drilling is winding down on one of its Honduran properties and winding up on another.At the Pionero property in western Honduras, a 3,100-…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Bre-X discovery launches gold rush in Indonesia
The discovery by Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) of millions of ounces of the yellow metal at its Busang property in East Kalimantan has induced mining companies the world over to flock to Indonesia.During the…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Research study on Carlin deposits
The Ralph Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology has been established in Reno, Nev. Its mandate will be to investigate the geology, geochemistry and genesis of Carlin-type gold deposits.Rober…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Gold projects in Java attract renewed interest
About 100 million people live in Java — more than in any of Indonesia’s other islands — and this population density makes it difficult for mining companies to secure properties there. (By comparison…
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 …
NEVADA SPECIAL — Rayrock thrives as Canadian pioneer in the Silver State
It is a long way from the Northwest Territories to Nevada, and this was especially true in the early 1970s when few Canadian companies ventured far from home. For Rayrock Yellowknife Mines (RAY-T), wh…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Battle Mountain complex transformed
In Nevada’s Battle Mountain complex, Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) has transformed the Reona mine into a 100% run-of-mine, heap-leach facility.Battle Mountain expects to achieve lower processing costs …