PEOPLE — VOISEY BAY RES. (January 20, 1997)
Stephen Walters appointed exploration manager of Indonesia.
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PEOPLE — SHORE GOLD (January 20, 1997)
Edward Schiller appointed director.
PEOPLE — STARPOINT GOLDFIELDS (January 20, 1997)
Rafik Rashul appointed vice-president of Angolan operations.
China Clipper to evaluate ground
Ottawa-based China Clipper Gold Mines (CXX-A) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the East China bureau of the Metallurgical Industry Ministry concerning three early-stage gold properties in…
VSE juniors form exploration partnership in China
Vancouver juniors Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) and Global-Pacific Minerals (GPJ-V) have signed an agreement with the Chinese government for 3,000 sq. km of exploration concessions in province of Inner Mo…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 20, 1997)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneDateJan. 14Jan. 13Jan. 10Jan. 9Jan. 8…
Altavista drills gold at Santa Anna
Montreal-based Altavista Mines (AIA-M) has announced encouraging drill results from its Santa Anna gold property, 15 km southwest of La Sarre, Que.The new structure, called Zone 8, was first intersect…
GeoNova updates Desjardins resource
Montreal-based GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) has updated the gold resource estimate for the Discovery zone of its Desjardins property, 45 km northwest of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que.The zone is now estima…
Joutel discovers gold prospect at Christina
Surface sampling by Joutel Resources (JTL-T) has uncovered a new gold zone on the Christina property in the Sierra Maestra region of southeastern Cuba.The new structure has an overall length of 114.4 …
EDITORIAL PAGE — Leaving the nest
For years, officials of the Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) have bemoaned the fact that many of its most successful junior companies have flown the nest and ended up on the big board in Toronto. The Al…
Rio Algom discovers copper in Chilean desert
Bypassing the roundabout, acquisitive route followed by most major mining companies, Rio Algom (ROM-T) has made its own substantial grassroots discovery in Chile.The company has outlined a large coppe…
Kazakstan turns down proposal
The government of Kazakstan has rejected a proposal made by Teck (TEK-T) and First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) to develop the Vasilkovskoye gold deposit.Situated in the country’s northern region, the deposi…