Maintenance shuts down smelter
For two weeks in April, Kennecott will shut down its new smelter at Bingham Canyon, Utah.A replacement heat recovery system will be installed and repairs will be made to the acid plant. The company wi…
1996
Pathfinder plans work Down Under
Junior Pathfinder Resources (VSE) can acquire the Tungaberry copper project in Australia from Quadrant Resources.Situated in north-central Queensland, the property comprises 2,000 sq. km.Geophysical w…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Kimberlite discovered at Afridi Lake property
Drilling at the Afridi Lake property in the Northwest Territories is reported to have intersected a land-based kimberlite pipe.Cypango Ventures (VSE) can earn a 51% interest from 70% owner Intertech M…
Australian sampling method attracts industry support
From the outback of Western Australia comes a new sampling technique that allows exploration companies to pinpoint mineral deposits more accurately.The Mobile Metal Ion (MMI) process involves the test…
Romarco intensifies Nevada work
Toronto-based Romarco Minerals (CDN) will explore six of its properties in Nevada.The company and its various partners plan to spend more than US$4.2 million this summer, and drills are already turnin…
PRODUCER PRICES (April 15, 1996)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US76-77 cents per lb. (March 22, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$1.85-2.00 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.05 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).CADMI…
General Minerals drills Chilean porphyry system
Drill-testing of a copper-molybdenum porphyry system has wound down at General Minerals’ (TSE) Vizcachitas property, 80 km northeast of Santiago, Chile.In a previous drill program, all five holes enco…
Mispec starts exploration at Java gold property
The Jampang gold project in Java, Indonesia, is being explored by Mispec Resources (ME).The property comprises 7,700 hectares, within which substantial surface exploration has been carried out. Initia…
Gold zones confirmed at Moss Lake property
Results from the first 11 holes of winter drilling are confirming the presence of gold zones at Moss Lake Gold Mines’ (TSE) project near Shebandowan, Ont., The property was previously explored by the …
Canyon picks up Ethiopian licence
Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) has acquired another exploration licence in the Adola gold belt, this one north of the Lega Dembi gold mine in southern Ethiopia.The Meleka Abeba licence was issued to the co…
Tan Range drills the Itetemia project
Reverse-circulation drilling on the Itetemia project in Tanzania is returning anomalous gold and silver values for Tan Range Exploration (ASE).The company can earn a 90% interest in the property; JCI …
Ramrod drill-tests Sullivan-like target in B.C.
At the Vine property in southeastern British Columbia, Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) is drill-testing a massive sulphide target believed to be similar to Cominco’s nearby Sullivan orebody.Several hol…