1993

On a 296-claim package in the Brookfield area of southwest Nova Scotia, Abacus Minerals (VSE) has begun detailed sampling for gold. Abacus can earn a 100% interest in the property from a private compa…

The age of two Lac de Gras kimberlites has been disclosed by joint-venture partners BHP Minerals Canada and Dia Met Minerals (TSE). The partners were the first to discover potentially economic diamond…

Miners will be marching on Washington, D.C., next month in response to predictions that there will be Congressional mining law activity. The trips are being co-ordinated with the Mineral Resources All…

During the 1990s, control by national governments of mineral resources and operating mines in many Latin America countries will decrease markedly and the percentage owned and controlled by foreign min…

Although the current level of diamond exploration in Canada is unprecedented, the hunt began as early as 1863 after diamonds were found in glacial drift around the Great Lakes. Exploration was sporadi…

The diamond exploration team of Kennecott Canada is going ahead with a major bulk-sampling program this winter on the DO-27 kimberlite pipe discovered on claims held here by DHK Resources. Kennecott o…

The diamond exploration project of Dia Met Minerals (TSE) and BHP Minerals Canada has come a long way since the original option agreement was signed in August, 1990. BHP holds the right to earn a 51% …

Gold failed to provide a bounce during the week ended Sept. 14, pausing only momentarily at the US$350-per-oz. level before slipping US$5 per oz. to the US$345 level. The 180 degree turn in sentiment …

Having survived as a junior for more than a decade, Rea Gold (TSE) is establishing itself as an operating company with the ability to construct and manage mines. Headed by James Hogan and a new manage…

More than 30 mining companies with combined interests in 32 million acres of diamond exploration property across Canada have entered into share-purchase agreements with Caratax Diamond Exploration Ltd…

After the strong summer bull market, most precious metals have been losing ground as a result of profit-taking by speculators. The question is, after testing the downtrend line, will these metals even…

The auriferous zone at the Douay property of Northern Abitibi Mining (ASE) in northwestern Quebec has been traced for more than 2,600 ft. along strike. Drilling by Soquem, the Quebec Crown exploration…