PEOPLE — GARRISON
Ronald Orr appointed director.
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PEOPLE — CONT’L COPPER (July 28, 1997)
M. Schorn appointed director.
Coup frustrates Nord Resources
Despite political unrest in Sierra Leone, international development banks have granted Nord Resources (NRD-N) a reprieve on debt forbearance for the Sierra Rutile operation.The unrest forced the opera…
PEOPLE — CONS. CALLINAN FLIN FLON (July 28, 1997)
Gordon Slade appointed director.
PEOPLE — ATTWOOD GOLD (July 28, 1997)
Richard Bullock appointed president; Neil Briggs and Donald Moore appointed directors.
Russian gold, gems focus of conference
The gold and diamond industry of Russia and the Central Asian republics will be the focus of a conference scheduled for Nov. 20-21 in London, England.Hosted by the London-based Adam Smith Institute, t…
Smelter slated for Mozambique
Montreal-based SNC Lavalin and South Africa-based Engineering Management Services will join forces to build a US$1-billion aluminum smelter in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.Construction of the sme…
Metallica expands holdings
Metallica Resources (MR-T) is adding two new gold properties to its portfolio, one of which is a recent gold producer.The latter property includes the Mara Rosa mine in Brazil, which the company is ac…
Northwest Mining Association conference set for winter
The Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) will hold its annual meeting Dec.1-5 at the Doubletree Hotel in Spokane, Wash.Entitled “Success and Innovation in Mining and Exploration,” the conference will e…
Sinclair not a Sutton insider
A recent “Insider Trading” column (“Sutton insiders find spring a good time to sell,” T.N.M., July 14/97) had a catchy headline, but was factually incorrect.The article stated that James Sinclair was …
DIAMOND PAGE — Canarc cuts gold values in B.C.
Junior Canarc Resource (CCM-T) has intersected gold during an underground drill program at its New Polaris property in northwestern British Columbia.Canarc’s best hole, 44, returned 112.2 ft. (from 81…
Mirandor drills Railroad
A drilling program by Exploration Mirandor (MIQ-M) will test the Railroad project in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The program will test areas where gold mineralization and alteration are known to occur at or…