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Pierre Masse appointed vice-president of finance and chief financial officer.

Gold Funds as of January 30, 1997BGRCentralTNet Value$21.80$5.89Price$17.85$5.450Discount18.14%7.5%Value$162,026,000$98,641,185…

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Diamond miner Redaurum (RRK-T) says it intends to “strenuously defend” title to its Kelsey Lake mine, 45 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo., near the Wyoming border.The company’s rights to the new diam…

Drilling at the Candle Lake property near Prince Albert, Sask., is under way in an effort aimed at collecting 45 tonnes of kimberlite.The project is a joint venture involving War Eagle Mining (WEM-V),…

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,594 per tonne, alloy $1,507 per tonne (Feb.4/97).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,400 per tonne (Feb. 4/97).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.15 per lb. (Feb. 4/…

Exploration by Oro Belle Resources (ORS-V) is proving up the potential of the Flechas gold property in Argentina.Samples from 11 trenches assayed up to 7 grams per tonne, which is consistant with surf…

The prospect of discovering another copper-zinc deposit comparable to Kidd Creek continues to lure junior companies to Ontario’s Timmins camp.One such company, Regal Goldfields (REGL-C), recently laun…

Over the report period ended Feb. 4, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index climbed above the 1200 level for the first time since Oct. 31, 1996, to close up 18.74 points at 1,218.21. The resourc…

Ventures Resource (VRS-V) is evaluating gold occurrences on its Seventy-mile gold property in eastern Alaska.Contractor Watts, Griffis & McOuat has identified 12 gold prospects along the 30-mile Tinti…

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved plans to expand the Twin Creek gold mine in northern Nevada.The decision allows owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) to expand the pit and thereby gain g…