DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers signs deal with Verena
An agreement between Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) and a unit of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) sets the stage for ongoing exploration of Verena’s Porto Nacional concession in Brazil’s northern state…
Belo Sun Mining Corp
DIAMONDS — Trans Hex renews quest for Brazilian diamonds
Trans Hex International (THI-T) is once again searching Brazil’s river systems for alluvial diamonds.The Toronto-based company’s latest venture centres on a 49,000-ha property stretching along 50 km o…
Companies (October 19, 1998)
Adrian ResourcesAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArgentina GoldAsia Pacific ResourcesAtacama MineralsAtna ResourcesAurizon Mines17Auspex MineralsBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBillitonBolid…
Companies (May 25, 1998)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAltius MineralsAmax GoldAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAnzex ResourcesApex SilverArian ResourcesAur ResourcesB.Y.G. Natural ResourcesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBattle Mounta…
Companies (April 13, 1998)
Adex MiningAmerica Mineral FieldsAnglo AmericanAsia Pacific ResourcesAurizon MinesAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBlue Desert MiningCaledonia MiningCambi…
Verena strikes emeralds near Paraiso, Brazil
Exploring near the city of Paraiso in Brazil’s Tocantins state, Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) has found an emerald-bearing structure of possible commercial significance.Some of the rough emeralds bought fr…
DIAMOND PAGE — Verena to explore in Brazil
Toronto-based Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) has acquired exploration rights to a producing diamond property in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.The property comprises 20,000 ha of alluvial terraces, with minera…
Companies (February 16, 1998)
Adrian ResourcesAlberta EnergyAltavista MinesAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmerican Mineral FieldsAmerican TechnologyExplorationAnglo AmericanAshton Mining of CanBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBirim…
Verena acquires Brazilan project
Toronto-based Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) has acquired 100% of a past-producing mineral project in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.The Bonfim property was an underground scheelite mine that be…
Verena Minerals intersects gold in Brazil
Toronto-based Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) has drilled several gold intersections on its Porto Nacional property in central Brazil’s Tocantins state.This first phase of drilling concentrated on areas prev…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Verena hunts for Brazilian gems
Verena Minerals (VMCO-T) has begun exploring for diamonds and gold on its Porto Nacional properties in Brazil.The program is being conducted by RTZ-CRA (NYSE) as part of a joint-venture agreement betw…