PEOPLE — Olympus Pacifics
John Seton and Arthur Fisher appointed directors.
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PEOPLE — Pan Asia
Armando Ulrich appointed director.
PEOPLE — Polymet (August 16, 1999)
David Black appointed director.
PEOPLE — Shore
Jonathan Challis appointed president and director.
PEOPLE — Titan Pacific
Harvey Ramstead appointed president and director.
PEOPLE — Weymin
Gerald Carlson appointed director.
METAL PRICES (August 16, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAug. 10Aug. 9Aug. 6Aug. 5…
GOLD FUNDS (August 16, 1999)
Gold Funds as of August 5, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$13.215.63Price$8.80$5.
EDITORIAL & OPINION — A one-of-a-kind alluvial deposit? — Mining for miracles
A century ago, the poet Robert Service observed that there are “strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.” Had he met the boys from Busang, he could have added a few new st…
Maracote dumps Halley
Following lacklustre drill results, Maracote International Resources (MCE-V) has dropped its option to acquire an interest in the Halley gold-silver property in south-central Peru.Assay results from t…
Three aluminum giants enter into merger
In the biggest cosolidation move yet in the international aluminum industry, Alcan (AL-T) is taking the lead in a merger with two large European aluminum producers.The Montreal-based company announced…
NAME CHANGE (August 16, 1999)
Britannia Gold (BGP-V) has changed its name to Britannia Minerals (BM-V) on a 1-new-for-7-old-share basis.