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David Stone appointed director.

Calvin Ayre appointed director.

Copperstone Res. Corp. — 1,500,000 shs. @ 17 cents per shs.

Gold Funds as of Jan. 26 BGR Central Net Value $8.06 $5.12 Price $5.88 $4.50 Discount 27.14% 12.1% Value $45,164,000 $75,709,350…

Francois Boisvert appointed director, affaires Afrique and Bruce Attenborough appointed director, public relations.

Low zinc prices have once again prompted Equinox Resources (TSE) to mothball its 60% owned Van Stone zinc-lead mine in northeastern Washington state. The mine recently returned to a temporary care-and…

A major government incentive program for Ontario’s mineral exploration industry is being proposed for implementation. John Gammon, deputy minister of Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Min…

While running preliminary bench scale tests on material taken from its A-4 kimberlite pipe near Kirkland Lake, Ont., recently, Regal Goldfields (CDN) recovered one gem-quality macrodiamond. The small …

The 110 delegates who attended a recent Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) symposium in Toronto will have come away with much food for thought and not a little gloom to leave…

In option deal to explore and develop the Crystal Lake copper property in the Gaspe area of Quebec has been signed by Consolidated Oasis (ME) and Soquem. The property lies six miles north of the past-…

Diamond drilling is scheduled to begin soon on the Fer property of Canmine Resources (CDN) north of Flin Flon, Manitoba. About 10,000 ft. of drilling will be carried out upon completion of a gravity s…

Sports teams in North America have had unusual nicknames, some more memorable than others and some even evoking images of mining. A professional basketball team, for example, is known as the Nuggets, …