1995

Drills continue to turn on the Project 61 joint venture of NDT Ventures (VSE) and Takla Star Resources (ASE), about 7 km southwest of the Diamond Fields discovery in Labrador. The companies drilled th…

Drilling continues to expand the resource potential of the Red Chris copper-gold project in northern British Columbia.American Bullion Minerals (VSE) holds an 80% interest in the project and is furthe…

Asian smelting firm Korea Zinc has bought half a million unregistered shares of Chief Consolidated Mining (NASDAQ) in a private placement. The US$2-million transaction gives Korea Zinc 9.6% of the jun…

Lawyers acting for Dee Gold Mining, the unit of Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) that operates the Dee gold mine, have filed an action in a Nevada district court to acquire an easement across the a…

Results of geophysical work and shallow drilling at the Rapu Rapu property in the Philippines have spurred operator TVI Pacific (TSE) to expand its exploration program.Two deposits are already known o…

Additional drill results from the Lorraine property in central British Columbia have returned encouraging copper intersections for Lysander Gold (VSE).Lysander owns the property, subject to a 60% back…

The Superfund program in the U.S. has been under fire for some time, and the heat may be turned up in a new book that is expected to be published in 1996.The manuscript, tentatively titled Moving Yard…

Toronto-based Northgate Exploration (TSE) has sold wholly owned subsidiary NorthWest Gold to Kinloch Holdings. NorthWest’s only asset is a 42% interest in Sonora Gold (TSE).Northgate will be relieved …

Canadian exploration spending is on the rise, but before our politicians get too excited and start taking credit for the turnaround, it should be pointed out that this surge in spending probably has m…

MEETINGSNov. 6, Continental Pacific Nov. 6, Minprotech Nov. 6, Teryl Nov. 7, Trivalence Nov. 8, Auspex Gold Nov. 8, Gold Giant Nov. 8, Huronian Nov. 8, Pacific Mariner Nov. 9, Reigate Nov. 9, Wedgewoo…

Holders of Barrick Gold (TSE) shares got a smaller slice of a bigger pie this year as 9-month earnings increased to US$214.2 million from US$184.1 million in the same period last year, and earnings pe…

This year’s drill program at the Prairie Creek project west of Yellowknife, N.W.T., added 1.25 km to the strike length of the zone 3 vein, extending the deposit northward to 2.1 km.San Andreas Resourc…