Komis mine pours first yellow metal
The Komis mine of Golden Rule Resources (GNU-T) has celebrated its first gold pour.Situated in Saskatchewan’s Waddy Lake region, the mine is processing 378 tons per day of low-grade development ore.Si…
1996
Palmer tests Cikoneng gold prospect
The second hole drilled on the Cikoneng gold-silver prospect at the Cibaliung property in West Java, Indonesia, has intersected a true thickness of 14.85 metres grading 11.3 grams gold and 88.51 grams…
Cameco radiating profitable glow
After the dark days of the early 1990s, Saskatoon-based miner Cameco (CCO-T) is basking in the glow of a greatly improved market for its principal product.The company reported net earnings of $106 mil…
More juniors crowd Lac Volant
A large number of junior companies, most of them Quebec-based, have tied up ground in the Lac Volant area, which was recently reopened by the Quebec government for staking.The area was withdrawn from …
ProAm explores target near Winnipeg
Junior ProAm Explorations (PMX-V) will test a large, aeromagnetic anomaly near Winnipeg, Man., for platinum, palladium, nickel and copper.ProAm describes the 24-by-11-km aeromagnetic signature as “typ…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Manhattan acquires Peruvian ground
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is acquiring a 100,100-ha land package in northern Peru.The new concessions, known collectively as the Lacones project, adjoin the Tambo Grande massive sulphide project to t…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Teck, Mansfield drill Cerro Samenta
Satisfied with the title to the Cerro Samenta copper porphyry property in the Argentine province of Salta, partners Teck (TEK-T) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) have signed a drilling contract for 10 h…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Goldcorp tries again for Wharf
Ten months after withdrawing a merger proposal, Goldcorp (G.A-T) has made another offer to acquire the rest of Wharf Resources (WFR-T), operator of the Wharf and Golden Reward heap-leach gold mines in…
PEOPLE — ZIM-GOLD (October 21, 1996)
John Arlitt appointed information officer.
PEOPLE — YUKON REVENUE (October 21, 1996)
Sidney Griff and Ian Dennis appointed directors.
Worldwide titanium use on the rise
The growth of the Asian titanium market and a renewed demand for titanium pigment have pushed up demand for the metal.According to a new study, The Economics of Titanium Minerals and Pigments 1996, th…
EDITORAL PAGE — The great Utah land grab
It’s election year in the United States, and the outlook for incumbent President Bill Clinton appears to be rosy in most states — most, but by no means all.One notable exception is Utah, where reside…