Royal Oak explores in Fiji
Washington state-based Royal Oak Mines (ryo-t) is headed to Fiji to explore for copper and gold.The mid-tier gold producer struck a deal with Placer Pacific Namosi to acquire the Namosi project, which…
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — Busang’s casting call — Coming attraction
It is part of the human condition to seek comic relief when matters become too serious, which might explain the outbreak of black humor on Bay Street as investors in Bre-X Minerals await the results o…
Flooding, claims, taxes boost cost of Alumbrera — Rio Algom still predicts startup in third quarter
The cost of the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold project in Argentina has surged to nearly $200 million as a result of record rainfall and additional expenses.The mine is still slated to open ahead of…
Madison hits high-grade gold
Drilling by Madison Enterprises (mad-v) at its Mt. Kare property in Papua New Guinea has returned high-grade mineralization.A 4.5-metre intersection from hole 5 — part of an 11-hole, 1,663.5-metre di…
Platinova considers reopening mine
Greenland-based Platinova (pas, pva.s-t) is evaluating the feasibility of mining pillars from the abandoned Black Angel zinc-lead-silver mine on that country’s western coast.From 1973 until its closur…
STOCK MARKET — Toronto composite index recovers strength as index rises — Base metals fare well; signs of life on the Bre-X Minerals front
Rebounding from a 2-week slump, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index gained a healthy 111.82 points (or 1.9%) over the report period ended April 22 to close at 5,855.37. Due in part to the w…
PEOPLE — SPIRE VENTURES (April 21, 1997)
George Gorzynski appointed director.
PEOPLE — RAMPTON
Paul Cowlery appointed director.
PEOPLE — PALMER
Jerry Pogue appointed chairman and chief executive officer; George Sanders appointed director, president and chief operating officer.
PEOPLE — CONS. SHOSHONI
Ricardo Munoz appointed director.
PEOPLE — BITTERROOT
Rodney Johnson appointed vice-president of exploration.
PEOPLE — BELL COAST (April 21, 1997)
George Young appointed director.