WAMIC organizes fund-raising event
The Women’s Association of the Mining Industry of Canada (WAMIC) is planning its annual fund-raising event Nov. 17 at the Ontario Club in Toronto. The club is situated at Commerce Court South at the c…
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Golden Star, Asarco in French Guiana venture
New York-listed Asarco can earn a half interest in the St-Elie gold project in French Guiana, under a deal reached with Guyanor Ressources, a subsidiary of Golden Star Resources (TSE). The 9,000-hecta…
ODDS’N’SODS — The detachable drill bit
I well remember the good old days when the “integral” drill rod was employed in mining. After use, each rod was carefully carted to the blacksmith’s shop where the bit was thrust into glowing coals to…
PEOPLE — ARGOSY — Morris Beattie appointed vice-president
Toronto-listed Aber Resources has encountered a visible diamond in drill core from hole A154-9, at a vertical depth of 55 metres. Aber and 60% partner Kennecott are drill-testing the A154 diamond pipe…
Goldbelt closer to production at Leninogorsk tailings
Funding and permitting are moving ahead at Goldbelt Resources’ (VSE) Leninogorsk gold tailings project in Kazakhstan. On the same day that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) signed an …
NEWS IN BRIEF (October 24, 1994)
Acheron Resources (ACZ: VSE) has changed its name to Abaddon Resources (ABA: VSE) on a 1-new-for-9-old-sh basis.
PEOPLE — INT’L CURATOR
John Paterson appointed director.
PEOPLE — AMERICAN GEM (October 24, 1994)
Robert Franklin appointed director.
PEOPLE — OLDS INDUSTRIES
Richard Lo appointed director.
MINING IN MEXICO — The lost silver triangle of the Sierra
The North American continent still harbors a vast mountain range that few Anglo-Americans have seen — an awesome land cut by perpendicular canyons and towering peaks, a forbidding wilderness virtuall…
PEOPLE — KALAHARI
Alex McDonald appointed director.
PEOPLE — RIO AMARILLO
Udo VonDoehren appointed vice-president and director.