Archon unsuccessful at drilling targets in NWT
Dentonia Resources (DTA-V), a one-third owner of DHK Diamonds, reports that the first four of five airborne “Falcon” targets to be drill-tested by Archon Minerals (ACS-V) on the DHK and WI joint-ventu…
Kettle River Resources Ltd
Black Swan executive trims stock holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Black Swan Resources (BSW-T) — Kenneth Judge, director and owner of more …
BHP identifies 22 targets in Lac de Gras area
BHP Diamonds, a division of Australia-based BHP (BHP-N), has identified 22 potential kimberlite targets on the DHK and WI joint-venture claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territorie…
Year is capped by Aber’s sale of Snap Lake to De Beers
Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has agreed to sell its 32.24% interest in the promising Snap Lake project to South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) for $173 million.The move came just days after Lo…
TSE to boot struggling juniors in August
Junior mining companies facing the boot from the Toronto Stock Exchange under strict new listing requirements have four months to turn their fortunes around.Starting Aug. 1, the TSE will delist any re…
Companies (May 17, 1999)
Abacus MineralsAber ResourcesAlberta EnergyAmerica Mineral FieldsAnatolia Minerals DevelopmentAnzex ResourcesArgosy MiningAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAsia MineralsAthlone Minera…
SouthernEra finds kimberlite at Munn Lake — Drill-testing uncovers narrow kimberlite body
Toronto-based SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) may have found the source of diamond-bearing kimberlite float boulders at the Back Lake project in the Northwest Territories.The company discovered a kimber…
Companies (July 13, 1998)
AGC Americas GoldAlberta Star MiningAllican ResourcesAmblin ResourcesAmerica Mineral FieldsAMT International MiningAntares Mining & ExplorationArcon International ResourcesAsia Pacific ResourcesAtna R…
MINING IN CANADA — Kennecott cuts kimberlite at WO claim block in NWT
Kennecott is benefitting from its drilling efforts in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories.A program focused on the WO block has intersected an 82-metre-thick interval of volcaniclastic…
DIAMOND PAGE — Drilling heats up in Territorial diamond play — Juniors advance exploration projects while Diavik moves to permitting stage
Several diamond exploration programs are in full swing in the Northwest Territories.Monopros, the Canadian subsidiary of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q), has launched a drill program on the AK cl…
Companies (March 09, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAlmaden ResourcesAlta GoldAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArchon MineralsArcturus ResourcesArgentina GoldArmistice ResourcesAsarcoAtlasAtna ResourcesAug…
DIAMOND PAGE — DO-18 disappoints
From the results of a mini-bulk drill sample, the DO-18 pipe on the WO claim block in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories appears to be uneconomic.A 6.9-tonne sample yielded an undisclos…