Java Gold, Pursuit launch programs in Mongolia
Alluvial gold production is under way at the Gazar property of Java Gold (JVAG-C).The company’s two gold production plants have arrived at the property, situated in Mongolia’s Zaamar Valley. Commissio…
1997
Birim to gain ground in Ghana
Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has agreed to acquire from Santa Fe Pacific Gold a 90% interest in three gold licences covering most of the Bui structural belt in western Ghana.Santa Fe is a subsidiary of Ne…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The mechanic’s apprentice
In 1934, Bill White, the master mechanic at Paymaster Consolidated Mines in Timmins, Ont., hired a young man as a machine shop apprentice.Jimmie Gregulski, a boy of Polish descent from the nearby town…
COMMENTARY — Quality control, part 1
-scale quality control (QC) procedures to monitor the sampling and analyses of geological materials have only recently been used in mineral exploration.At one time, only a few companies had an establi…
PEOPLE — REGEENA RES.
Gregory Crowe appointed president and director.
OBITUARY — Charles Main
Charles (Sandy) Main, an exploration geologist with experience on three continents, has died. He was 53.Born in Chilliwack, B.C., Main graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree i…
Chair appointed to Lassonde program
A former Noranda researcher and current head of the department of mining engineering at Queen’s University has been appointed chair of the Lassonde Geological and Mining Engineering Program at the Uni…
Pioneer explores Nokomis Lake
Based on recent drill results, Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) believes ongoing exploration is warranted at the Nokomis Lake gold project, 68 km northeast of Flin Flon, Man.The Vancouver-based company is earni…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Salting easy to detect, preventable
A disturbing trend seems to be developing as a result of the scandals surrounding Cartaway Resources, Bre-X Minerals, Delgratia Mining and possibly Hixon Gold and Golden Rule.Fraud or incompetence in …
DIAMOND PAGE — Hymex reports on May production
An alluvial diamond mine in Guinea, West Africa, recovered 4,142 diamonds weighing a total of 2,177.7 carats during the month of May, reports operator Hymex Diamond (HMD-V).Of this total, 287 stones r…
TSE SHORTS (June 16, 1997)
Short positions outstanding at May 31, 1997Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 12,118,753, up 391,400; Ashton Mining of Canada 110,000, down 104,722; Adex Mining 106,000, down 204,000; …
Francisco drills in Mexico
To accelerate drilling, Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has mobilized a third rig to the Sauzal gold property in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The program is drill-Testing potential targets that extend immediately …