1996


Drills turning at Guadalupe

Drilling has resumed at the Guadalupe de los Reyes epithermal gold-silver project in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.Northern Crown Mines (COB-V) is carrying out a 20,000-metre program to develo…


PRODUCER PRICES (November 25, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,413 per tonne (Nov. 19, 1996), alloy US$1,267 per tonne (Nov. 14, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$1,950 per tonne (Nov. 19, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free mark…



BHP reports find at Taca-Taca play

Australian-owned BHP Minerals reports encouraging results from a drill program aimed at testing a large, coincident, copper-gold anomaly in the middle of the Taca-Taca (Lower) porphyry project in Arge…


PEOPLE –ROCHESTER

D. Campbell, Gary Liu, Ronnie Doman, Victor Erickson and Roger Nickel appointed directors.


Wheaton seeks funds for Golden Bear mine

In an effort to reopen the Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has retained the services of an independent financial group to assist it in obtaining a loa…


Virginia finds gold showings at Auclair

Junior Virgina Gold Mines (VIA-M) has discovered a new showing, known as “Rock’n Hammer,” at its Auclair property, along the Eastmain River in northern Quebec.The company also reported the discovery o…


Trillion rolls up sleeves in Zimbabwe

Regulatory approvals are in place for Trillion Resources (TLQ-T) to acquire the Indarama property, a 16-sq.-km package of mining leases near Kwekwe in south-central Zimbabwe.Trillion is conducting a $…



Australia strives for record gold output

According to a Melbourne-based mining consulting firm, Australia is on-track to produce a record 290 tonnes of gold this year, up from 253.7 tonnes in 1995.The country produced 73 tonnes of the yellow…


Nevsun expands Tabakoto project

Drill results from the Tabakoto gold project in western Mali reveal increasing grades and widths at depth, particularly in the central part of the Main zone.Nevsun Resources (NSU-T), which owns 90% of…


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