Kasese Cobalt inks loan plan for plant
As the political situation in central Africa continues to stabilize, more Canadian-based mining companies are advancing projects, which is having the effect of rebuilding the region’s mineral industry…
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Soup project canned in British Columbia
Based on results from this year’s drilling program, Vital Pacific Resources (vpr-v) has decided not to carry out a second phase of drilling at the Soup gold-copper property in northern British Columbi…
People — TENKE
Rudolf Mueller appointed director.
People — PARAMOUNT VENT.
Adrian Lungan appointed president; Paul Conroy appointed chairman; and Colin Orr Ewing appointed director.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (August 11, 1997)
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People — BLACK HAWK
Ian Shaw appointed vp of finance and chief financial officer.
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (August 11, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,723.50 per tonne, alloy $1,490 per tonne (Aug. 5/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,900 per tonne (Aug. 5/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.70 per lb. (Aug…
High Desert Minerals rolls in royalty interests
High Desert Minerals (hdr-v) has entered into a non-arm’s-length letter of intent to merge with Royal Hal, SLH and Gold Trend — private companies owned by Sean and Lee Halavais.The Halavaises are the…
People — BHP MINERALS
John Grubb appointed senior vice-president for Zimbabwe.
DIAMOND PAGE — Winspear recovers diamonds at Camsell
Winspear Resources (wsp-v) has recovered diamonds from holes drilled into a complex kimberlite breccia at the Camsell Lake project in the Northwest Territories.The first hole drilled on a geophysical …
High River advances Taparko gold project
High River Gold Mines (hrg-t) has upgraded to 1 million oz. its gold resource estimate for three deposits on the Taparko Shear zone in Burkina Faso.The indicated and inferred resource for the three zo…
Exhibition focuses on Zimbabwe
The mining potential of Zimbabwe will be the focus of an exhibition to be held in Harare from Nov. 10 to 13.Entitled, “Zimine ’97,” the conference will showcase the African country’s burgeoning minera…