Meadowbank gold deposit expected to increase
Based on initial results from ongoing diamond drilling, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) are anticipating an increase in resources at their jointly held Meadowbank gold prope…
1997
NEVADA — Getchell Gold advances Turquoise Ridge mine project
Getchell Gold (GGO-T) is making steady progress in its development work at the underground Turquoise Ridge gold project, situated on the 50-sq.-Mile Getchell property, 35 miles northeast of Winnemucca…
NEVADA — Cortez joint venture reaches commercial production levels
Partners Placer Dome (PDG-N) and Kennecott are producing commercial quantities of gold at the Pipeline deposit in central Nevada.The project is part of the Cortez joint-Venture, which includes three d…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (June 02, 1997)
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Pangea, Sundust hit gold zone in Peru
Recent drilling on the Victoria project in Peru has outlined a new zone of significant gold mineralization.The project is a joint venture between Pangea Goldfields (PDG-T) and Sundust Resources (SUN-M…
Tenke raises funds for Fungurume
Junior Tenke Mining (TNK-T) will borrow US$127 million from Investec Bank of South Africa for the first phase of development work at the Tenke Fungurume copper-Cobalt project in the Democratic Republi…
NEVADA — Echo Bay Mines forms strategic alliance with Fairmile — Exploration program to test Buffalo Valley gold property
Based on a recent letter agreement, Echo Bay Mines (ECU-T) will enter into an alliance with Fairmile Gold (FLA-A), a junior company exploring the Buffalo Valley property in Nevada.Fairmile’s property …
NEVADA — Jerritt Canyon mine to benefit from new gold discoveries
Two discoveries and new production from the Dash open pit have invigorated operations at the 15-year-old Jerritt Canyon gold mine, near Elko.Independence Mining, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Minor…
Greenstone confirms gold at Crimea project
Definition drilling by Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) has confirmed the existence of a significant gold find at the Crimea prospect within the company’s wholly owned Libertad concession in…
Cambior exercises option at La Granja — Reports $3.1-Million profit for first quarter
Montreal-based Cambior (CBJ-T) is exercising its option to acquire the Peruvian copper deposit known as La Granja.In accordance with the 1994 option agreement with state-owned Minera Peru, Cambior has…
Wheaton to resume mining at Golden Bear — Hedging program clears a path
The completion of a hedging program has paved the way for Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) to blast the first round in the pit at the Golden Bear gold mine, in northwestern British Columbia.The junior, …
MSV options Corner Bay project
Montreal-based MSV Resources (MSV-T) is entering into an option agreement with Toronto-based Sikaman Gold Resources (SKG-T) for a 50% interest in MSV’s Corner Bay copper project, situated 56 km south …