Patrician proceeds without JCI Ltd.
Exploration is continuing on several African concessions held by Patrician Gold Mines (PXX-A), following the dissolution of a strategic alliance between Patrician and South African powerhouse JCI Ltd….
1996
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Guyana joins Diagem in Brazil
Vancouver juniors Guyana Gold (GUY-V) and Diagem International Resource (DGM-V) have teamed up to explore and develop several grassroots gold properties in Brazil.The latter has assembled a package of…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Yamana explores targets in Indonesia and Argentina
Exploration programs are in full swing at properties held by Yamana Resources (YRI-T) in Indonesia, Argentina and Paraguay. Having raised $21 million in a recent road show, the junior is well-position…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Companies weigh risks of mining in former USSR
While only a handful of North American mining companies are operating mines in the former Soviet Union, many more are exploring the vast territory in search of projects with production potential.”The …
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Gold keeps Ontario’s Porcupine district on the map
When the Porcupine gold camp, near Timmins, Ont., has to compete with the glamor of the Andes and the mystery of Southeast Asia, it pulls out its secret weapon: gold. Exploration somehow keeps going w…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Junior companies converge on West African prospects
The political and economic reforms sweeping the African continent continue to attract an increasing number of North American gold exploration companies.The yellow metal has been mined in West Africa f…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Glamis eyes Paramount’s gold project in North Sulawesi
Heap-leach miner Glamis Gold (GLG-T) is spreading its wings from its base of operations in the western U.S.The company recently signed a “letter of understanding” with Paramount Ventures & Finance (PV…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Big Valley drills near Mount Polley
Junior Big Valley Resources (BV-A) is drill-testing its Lloyd-Nordik copper-gold property near Williams Lake, B.C.A recent hole, 96-61, intersected 105 ft. grading 0.382% copper and 0.006 oz. gold per…
Trillion happy with grab samples
Reconnaissance work in Tete province, Mozambique, has returned encouraging gold values for partners Trillion Resources (TLQ-T) and Greenhope Resources (GRH-M).Grab samples from old workings at the Mue…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Mid-North drills near Rice Lake
A 20-hole drill program is scheduled for the Cryderman property in Manitoba’s Rice Lake greenstone belt, 150 km northeast of Winnipeg.Owner Mid-North Resources (MNU-A) will be testing a gold showing d…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Dakota, partner to explore in Nevada
Denver-based Dakota Mining (DKT-T) and mining consulting firm Neil & Associates (NAA) will join forces to explore for gold in northeastern Nevada.The partners will investigate three prior producing go…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Barrick boosts exploration spending
Exploration spending by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) increased to US$31.1 million in the first six months of this year, compared with expenditures of US$18.2 million in the first half of 1995.In a bid to incr…