2001

High River ups Buryat holding

High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has bought a further 10% shareholding in Buryatzoloto, the Russian company that operates the Zun-Holba and Irokinda mines in the Buryat region in eastern Russia.The value…



Annax probes Pondok Gambir prospect

Vancouver — Mapping and test-pitting by International Annax Ventures (IAX-V) have uncovered two massive sulphide prospects on the Dairi zinc-lead-silver property in North Sumatra, Indonesia.The two p…


Prices struggle under consumer apathy

Uncertainty over the global economic outlook continued to dampen consumer buying interest during the report period Oct. 1-5, resulting in another dull week for base metals markets. Prices continued to…


Shore sizes up Star kimberlite (October 15, 2001)

Junior Shore Gold (SGF-V) has recovered more stones from its Star kimberlite project, 60 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.A total of 63 macrodiamonds and 166 microdiamonds (here defined as being less th…


Drilling wraps up at Assean Lake (October 15, 2001)

Vancouver — Results from a 5,000-metre drill program by International Curator Resources (IC-T) shows that a steeply plunging high-grade shoot on the Assean Lake gold property near Thompson, Man., is …


New vein at Tulawaka

Drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) at the Tulawaka property in northwestern Tanzania indicates that mineralized intersections encountered previously may have been part of a new vein structure.Three rece…


Geomaque hangs tough at Vueltas del Rio

Although a year behind schedule, Geomaque Exploration (GEO-T) expects to achieve design capacity at its Vueltas del Rio mine by the first quarter of 2002.Situated in Honduras, Vueltas del Rio is one o…


Hucamp, Falco explore Timmins area

A joint venture between Hucamp Mines (YHU-V) and Falconbridge (FL-T) is spurring exploration in the Timmins camp of northern Ontario.Subject to regulatory approval, Falconbridge can earn up to a 75% s…


More sulphides uncovered at Elu (October 15, 2001)

Vancouver — A second round of mapping and trench sampling by Sherwood Petroleum (SWD-V) has enhanced the prospects of its newly acquired, 445-sq.-km Elu property in Nunavut.”The results reinforce our…



Caitlin Kearns receives several gifts from Dufferin Aggregates resource supervisor Sergio Carbone after touring the company's rock quarry in Milton, Ont.

Poem snares youth Junior Miner of the Year award

When Caitlin Kearns was given an assignment by her science teacher to write a poem about mineral use in our daily lives, she was just an 11-year-old with an interest in the subject matter. Today, she …


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close