PEOPLE — AQUEST MINERALS
Thomas Vehrs appointed president and chief operating officer.
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PEOPLE — ELECTRA MINING (March 10, 1997)
Antoine Laoun appointed director and chairman of the audit committee.
Brooks gains Argentine option
Northern Orion (NNO-T) has granted Brooks Resources (BRC-V) an option to earn up to a 60% interest in the Campana Mahuida copper project in Argentina.The geologic resource is estimated at 76.15 millio…
Francisco drilling adds strength to El Sauzal
Drilling has dramatically enhanced the potential of Francisco Gold’s (FGX-V) El Sauzal gold project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.Highlights from the second phase of drilling include: 261.5 metres avera…
Vauquelin reports second-half loss
Montreal-based junior Vauquelin Mines (VAQ.A-M) has reported a net loss of $26,000 (or nil per share) for the 6-month period ended Dec. 31, 1996, compared with a net income of $1.1 million (12 cents p…
ODDS’N’SODS — Hold that plane!
Early in April 1974, while awaiting the paperwork for a trip to Africa to be processed, I had accepted a 3-month contract as a mine surveyor with Terra Mining & Exploration at the Terra mine. Departur…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Bulk-sampling program begins at Glimmer gold mine property
Operator Exall Resources (EXL-T) has extracted and stockpiled 7,000 tonnes from the Glimmer gold project in northeastern Ontario. The material is being shipped to the St Andrew Goldfields mill, 33 km …
EXPLORATION 1997 — VenCan tests gold-silver anomaly at Opoteca concession in Honduras
Sampling and drilling at the Opoteca concession of VenCan Gold (VCG-M) in Honduras have identified a gold-silver body at least 400 metres long.A 2,000-metre drill program testing the Antiguas area con…
EXPLORATION 1997 — William Resources tackles Swedish and Finnish projects
Toronto-based William Resources (WIM-T) will soon begin a US$4-million program aimed at testing several gold properties in Sweden and Finland.In December 1996, following its takeover of Swedish-based …
EXPLORATION 1997 — America Mineral Fields committed to resuscitating Zairian zinc mine
At the Kipushi zinc-copper mine, a few minutes’ drive from Lubumbashi and a short walk from the Zambian border, it is hard not to be reminded of the faded glory of Zaire’s copper belt. For here, a mam…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Guyanor drills St-Elie gold project, persists at Dachine diamond property
Determined to outline a gold mine in French Guiana, joint-venture company Societe des Mines de St-Elie has begun a new diamond drill program on the St-Elie project.St-Elie, the company, is operated jo…
EXPLORATION 1997 — Sulphide resource adds new dimension to Homestake’s Jeronimo property
By 1999, the Chilean subsidiary of Homestake Mining (HM-N) expects to be producing 45,000 oz. gold per year from the Jeronimo deposit on the Agua de la Falda property.Situated near Homestake’s produci…