1997

River Gold mills ore from Edwards mine

Ore from the Edwards gold mine near Dubreilville, Ont. — one of the richest deposits in Canada — is being processed commercially for the first time.Mine owner VenCan Gold (VCG-M) reports that the fi…


Gold Reserve passes audit

A study by Behre Dolbear has concluded that data collection procedures used by Gold Reserve (glr-t) at its Brisas gold deposit in southeastern Venezuela meet or exceed accepted industry standards.Othe…



Rio Tinto drills gold prospect

Rio Tinto (RTP-n) is engaged in a drilling program at its wholly owned Canoas concession in south-central Ecuador.The activity is focused on the northwestern part of the concession. To date, about 40 …


Solitario cuts high-grade zinc

Initial drilling at two zinc-lead prospects held by Solitario Resources (SLR-T) in northern Peru has intersected high-grade mineralization.The drilling is being performed by the Peruvian subsidiary of…


Altavista busy near Sept-Iles

A recent private placement netted $590,000 for Altavista Mines (ASIA-M) to finance exploration work on the Chiskal and La Source properties in the Sept-les region of Quebec.Work to date on the propert…


ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Mine-makers extraordinaire

I’ve had occasion to meet a very select group of mine makers in my travels across Canada, and these men — namely Karl Springer, Earl Gillanders and Thayer Lindsley — are deserving of the highest hon…




Eden Roc turns profit at African gold mine

Miners say it all the time, so it must be true: there is no substitute for grade.The motto would seem to apply to Eden Roc Minerals (edn-t), which announced record gold production of 11,670 oz. and ne…


Australian satellite to aid in exploration

Australia is taking the science of mineral exploration to new heights.A consortium of business and government interests is developing a satellite to carry imaging spectrometers capable of differentiat…



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