The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the World Gold Council.

Tuesday, 24th August 2004 (4539 views)

Canadian mining firm Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mines has announced it has started a new drilling programme.<BR/><BR/>The 10,000 foot drilling work is being conducted to test the extension of the 77 Vein - the key vein of the Bralorne Mine.<BR/><BR/>Up until now the area between the Bralorne and Pioneer mines has seen only a small amount of exploration work.<BR/><BR/>The company which has been around for 140 years plans to use the results to create necessary background data for a feasibility study.<BR/><BR/>Once results have been collected a decision will be made on full-scale production.<br/><img src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=3273369"/>

 

« Back to Gold News stories