PEOPLE — PLACER DOME (January 25, 1993)
John Willson appointed director.
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PEOPLE — WIND RIVER RESOURCES
Ray Richards, Henry Loewen, John Banks, Michael Stoner and Bill Harris appointed directors.
GOLD FUNDS (January 25, 1993)
BGR Central Net Value $7.87 $5.06 Price $5.38 $4.40 Discount 31.70% 13.0% Value $44,134,000 $74,026,920…
NEWS IN BRIEF (January 25, 1993)
Magna Carta Resources Inc. (MAG:ASE) has changed its name to Allyn Resources Inc. (ALU:ASE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.
PEOPLE — NEWHAWK GOLD MINES
Jack Thompson and Anthony Ransom appointed directors.
Proposed Shoal Lake gold project faces environmental
A concerns about the potential impact the project would have on water quality in Shoal Lake. According to David Smith, senior planner with MOE’s environmental assessment branch, private sector activit…
New B.C. mining projects in works
Despite the much publicized move of exploration and development dollars to more southern climes, a number of companies are working to bring new mines into production in British Columbia. Originally di…
Diamond explorers prepare for trek by winter road
Weather permitting, trucks carrying equipment and fuel destined for diamond exploration camps in the northern barrens will begin moving up the winter road that connects the Lupin gold mine to Yellowkn…
Selbaie shifting to open pit operation
Mining at the Selbaie copper-zinc-gold-silver property in northwestern Quebec will be shifting solely to open pit with the closure of the underground operations by the end of 1993. Owner of the proper…
New Westray mining plan is proposed
A plan that would lead to a resumption of mining in the colliery of the Westray coal mine where 26 men were killed in a May, 1992, methane explosion has been submitted to the Nova Scotia government. E…
UWO short course on diamond exploration
Student geologists at the University of Western Ontario are planning a short course on diamond exploration March 5. Two of the speakers are The Russian Academy of Science’s Nikolai Sobolev and Souther…
Letters welcome (January 25, 1993)
The Northern Miner welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be typed and signed, and include the full name, address and telephone number of the writer (for verification of authorship). The North…