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Brian McClay appointed director.

BGR Central Net Value $17.84 $6.80 Price $15.13 $7.50 Premium 10.3% Discount 15.21% Value $144,935,000 $135,744,750…

Vancouver-listed Minorca Resources is issuing 380,000 common shares in a private placement at 79 cents per share. The junior will use the $300,200 in proceeds to complete a feasibility study of its Te…

Junior Eurus Resource (VSE) has been granted a 4-week extension to pay US$1.6 million owed to Crystallex International. The payment is one of a series Eurus is required to make to maintain its option …

Golden Trio Minerals (GIO:VSE) has changed its name to PCS Wireless on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.

Roland Ridler appointed director.

The Cuban state-owned company Geominera S.A. and MacDonald Mines Exploration (CDN) will jointly develop two gold properties in the Caribbean country. The concessions, both of which are in Camaguey pro…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $383.50 + $1.60 Silver* $ 5.36 + $0.03 Platinum* $401.50 + $4.15 Nickel** $ 2.88 + $0.01 Lead** $ 0.24 + $0.01 Copper $ 1.08 + $0.02 Zinc $ 0.44 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…

The American Mining Congress will stage its Mining Convention ’94 during Sept. 18-21 in Phoenix, Ariz. Session topics will focus on efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act, the status of “superfu…

Up on the island of Hokkaido, almost in the northern-most point of Japan, the Toyoha mine is in full swing. The zinc and lead mining operation is a study of extremes, especially during winter months a…

Covering a sizable range of issues from exploration to mining to markets, staff at The Northern Miner certainly grind out a trusty source for the ranks of the industry. Its depressing, though, that th…

An auction organized by the Walker Mineralogical Club raised more than $5,000, which will help finance construction of the Earth Sciences Gallery of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Donating items…