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 …
1996
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…
Misty extends work at Harmony
Drilling on the Harmony project on British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands continues to return gold values for Misty Mountain Gold (TSE), and more work is planned.The junior is drilling off the Spe…
EDITORIAL — Our mining heritage: an industry in itself
Some of the most popular tourist destinations in rural Canada are former mine sites. Barkerville, a small British Columbia town which keeps alive the spirit and color of the historic Cariboo gold rush…
Ashanti to increase African property portfolio
In an effort to increase its gold production in Africa, Ashanti Goldfields has announced plans to acquire Toronto-listed International Gold Resources (IGR).IGR’s principal asset is the right to acquir…
METALS COMMENTARY — Changes are expected in cost structure of the nickel industry, study says
A recent study by mining and metal consultants Brook Hunt suggests the cost structure of the nickel industry will be “dramatically altered” by the end of the decade when the significance of the Voisey…
Arequipa readies for Peruvian drilling
In preparation for drilling at the Pierina gold project in north-central Peru, Arequipa Resources (TSE) has completed the first 1.8 km of a 5-km access road.Meanwhile, underground sampling of a tunnel…
Ashton begins drilling at Cross
Ashton Mining of Canada (TSE) is proceeding with a drilling program on its Cross property, in the southwestern region of the Northwest Territories’ Slave province.Work carried out there in 1995 led to…
Northern Crown drills in Mexico (April 08, 1996)
Drilling is under way on nine targets at the Mesa Galindo project in Mexico.Northern Crown Mines (VSE) has received results from eight holes drilled on three separate bulk-tonnage targets, which retur…
Birim extends Mampon showing
Drilling by Birim Goldfields (CDN) on the Dunkwa property in Ghana has extended the length of the Mampon zone by 150 metres.Another four holes extended the strike length, which remains open in both di…
Companies (April 08, 1996)
AMT Int’l M’gArchangel DmndArequipa Res.Arimetco Int’lArista Res.Ashanti GldfldsAshtn Mg of CdaAuckland Expl.Aurizon MinesAuspex MineralsBaja GoldBirim GldfldsBlack Hawk M’gBlack Swan GoldBre-X Minera…
Bre-X renews CoWs for Indonesian properties
Directors of Bre-X Minerals (ASE) moved to reassure investors following reports in the financial press that cast doubt on the analytical methods the company has used at its Busang project on the Indon…