1996

Results from infill drilling confirm that the Main zone of the Segala project in Mali contains a large gold resource, reports Oliver Gold (OGO-V).To date, Oliver and partner CMC (West Africa) have com…

Summer exploration has picked up steam at the Roundrock property in the Northwest Territories, following the discovery of the Aquila kimberlite pipe.Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) was informed by partner Ash…

The suspension of operations at the Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario was responsible for a jump in cash production costs, Goldcorp (G-T) reports.The mine ‘s production for the second quarter…

Mispec Resources (MPE-M) has outlined a zone of gold mineralization on its 7,700-ha Jampang property in West Java, Indonesia.Acquired earlier this year, the property hosts gold workings and untested a…

In the winter of 1934-35, bush pilot Ted Stull, flying a Fairchild 7l aircraft, made regular runs to the Gods Lake and Island Lake gold mines, which were situated in north-eastern Manitoba.One day, in…

Nearly 40 years ago, prospector Stan Hilditch climbed to the top of a desolate, humpbacked mountain in the Pilbara of Western Australia to make anastonishing discovery.Hilditch was looking for mangane…

Diamond mining giant De Beers Consolidated Mines reports that a “positive mood in the market” during the first half of 1996 resulted in record sales of US$2.75 billion and an 18% increase in earnings….

With only sparse outcrop exposure on its Goaso licence in southwestern Ghana, Patrician Gold Mines (PXX-A) has had to rely on select exploration tools to guide its search for gold mineralization.The c…

The first five holes of underground drilling at the Willoughby gold project near Stewart, B.C., have traced the North zone 230 ft. downdip from surface.Situated in the Red Mountain area, the project i…

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Results were released by Rhonda Mining (RDM-A) for two targets drilled earlier this year by a unit of Noranda (NOR-T) at their 50-50 joint-venture Epworth project, 90 miles south of Coppermine, N.W.T….