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Monarch spreads its wings in El Dorado camp

In 1987, a company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in order to carry out gold exploration in Venezuela. Since then, Monarch Resources has invested more than US$80 million in the country and go…


Pangea drilling at Fenn-Gib

Results from the first two holes of a 10,000-metre drill program on Pangea Goldfields’ (TSE) Fenn-Gib property near Matheson, Ont., suggest excellent down-plunge continuity of the West Deformation zon…


Crew renamed South Crofty

Shareholders of Crew Natural Resources (VSE) have approved a corporate name change to South Crofty Holdings, as well as a consolidation of shares on a 2-for-1 basis. The name change reflects the compa…


Caldera government imposes strict economic measures

Venezuelan Financial Affairs Secretary Luis Raul Matos has defended the strict economic measures taken recently to overcome the country’s financial crisis, saying the government was taking a “pragmati…


DIAMOND SPECIAL — Russian diamond output in decline

Major world diamond producer Russia produces about 95% of its diamond output from five mines. The country’s output has been falling for the past three years; analyst David Williamson Associates of Lon…


Barytex’s Mel returns zinc-lead values

All six holes of a deep drilling program on the Mel zinc-lead-barite deposit in southeastern Yukon have intersected mineralization. International Barytex (VSE) is working to expand the Main zone resou…


De Beers increasing its Canadian presence

The discovery of potentially economic kimberlite pipes in Canada’s North is being taken seriously by the world’s largest diamond organization, De Beers Consolidated Mines, and its marketing arm, the C…


American Gem producing sapphires in Montana

From 1906 to 1943, this state was the world’s largest supplier of commercial-grade sapphires. Now, some 50 years later, with the commissioning of its first sapphire processing plant, American Gem (TSE…



Ecudorian pushes ahead at Gaby

Prefeasibility work is confirming the potential of the Gaby gold porphyry joint venture in Ecuador, reports Ecuadorian Minerals (ASE). The company can earn a 35% interest in any oxide resource outline…


Gold Vessel drilling in El Callao district

A second phase of drilling has been completed on the Choco-6 property in Venezuela’s El Callao district. Gold Vessel Resources (VSE) is earning a half interest in the property from a private Venezuela…


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