Oro Nevada drills Hand-Me-Down site
At the Dean Ranch property in Nevada’s Battle Mountain trend, Oro Nevada Resources (ONV-A) has uncovered what it believes is the largest epithermal gold system of its kind in the state.The discovery w…
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MacMillan to sell Mishi project
A summer exploration program will test the open-pit potential of the Mishi gold project in northern Ontario.The program will be carried out by Mishibishu Gold, which recently agreed to buy a 100% inte…
Size of Koktasjal project underestimated — Ursa Major beats Soviets 2-1
The Koktasjal copper-gold project of Ursa Major International (URS-T) in Kazakstan is nearly twice as large as originally estimated by the former Soviet government, reports consulting firm Watts Griff…
PEOPLE — TENKE
Philip Wright appointed director.
PEOPLE — ROYAL BAY
Robert Kolt appointed director.
McBean yields encouraging values
Toronto-based junior Queenston Mining (QMI-T) and partner Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) are pleased with results from the three latest holes drilled into the “green carbonate” zone at their McBean gold …
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (June 30, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,560 per tonne, alloy $1,437 per tonne (June 24/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,080 per tonne (June 24/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.90 per lb. (June…
PEOPLE — NORD PACIFIC
Dr. W.P. Carson appointed chief executive officer.
Teck, Sumitomo team up at Pogo
Teck (TEK-T) and Sumitomo Metal Mining Arizona will jointly explore the Pogo gold property in central Alaska.Situated 150 km southeast of Fairbanks, the property is part of Sumitomo’s Stone Boy projec…
PEOPLE — GRANGE GOLD
David Lowrie appointed director.
PEOPLE — GLOBAL EXPL.
Paul Hammond, Robert Smiley, Angela Suriyamongkol, Bradford Cooke and Darren Budd appointed directors.
PEOPLE — FORTUNE
James Hirst appointed director and president.