PEOPLE — BRITANNIA GOLD (December 30, 1996)
John Gray appointed vice-president of corporate development.
News
Permit paves way for mine start-up
Toronto-based Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has moved one step closer to re-opening the Golden Bear gold mine in northwestern British Columbia.Wheaton River controls the heap-leach operation through …
PEOPLE — BAREXOR MINERALS
Michel David appointed chairman; Pieter Duhaime appointed president, chief executive officer and secretary; S. Hamilton appointed vice-president of exploration.
Noranda explores La Grande Nord
A geophysical program by Noranda (NOR-T) will explore polymetallic showings at its La Grande Nord property in Quebec.Previous work, including trenching and grab samples, at the 330-sq-km property, nea…
Resource Finance Corp. to invest in SE Asian gold miners
North American mining companies now have someplace else to turn to for capital for Southeast Asian projects.Australian-based Resource Finance Corporation, a merchant and investment bank, has establish…
PEOPLE — HURLEY RIVER GOLD
Ian Burgess appointed president and director; Louis Wolfin and Michael Baybak elected directors.
PEOPLE — INT’L CALNEVA GOLD (December 30, 1996)
Angus Taylor appointed director.
International Precious Metals takes another crack at Black Rock
A “breakthrough in assaying” has encouraged International Precious Metals (IPMC-C) to begin another pilot plant test program at its Black Rock Extended project in Arizona.An earlier metallurgical test…
GOLD FUNDS (December 30, 1996)
Gold Funds as of December 19, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$22.06$6.17Price$17.00…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (December 30, 1996)
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GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Dec. 13-19
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Spot prices at a glance (December 30, 1996)
Friday, December 20, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$369.20+ $0.20Silver*$ 4.88…