PEOPLE — GETCHELL RES.
Steve Bajic appointed vice-president of investor relations.
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PEOPLE — GLOBAL METALS (November 04, 1996)
Rishi Walia appointed president and director.
PEOPLE — GREATER LENORA (November 04, 1996)
John Cook appointed director.
PEOPLE — GALA RES. (November 04, 1996)
Robin Slaughter appointed president and chief executive officer.
Noranda pumps cash into Quebec copper and zinc projects
Base metal miner Noranda (NOR-T) plans to invest a total of $212 million in five capital projects in Quebec.The company’s copper operations will receive $142 million, while $70 million will be spent a…
Ecstall Mining boosts stake in Gataga project in B.C.
Ecstall Mining (EAM-V) has resolved its differences with partner Inmet Mining (IMN-T) concerning the Gataga joint venture in north-central British Columbia by negotiating an option to increase its int…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 28, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,323 per tonne (Oct. 22, 1996), alloy US$1,220 per tonne (Oct. 17, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,100 per tonne (Oct. 22, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free mark…
TSE SHORT POSITIONS (October 28, 1996)
Short positions outstanding at October 15, 1996Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 9,357,266, down 721,481; Agnico-Eagle Mines 627,043, down 67,435; AJ Perron Gold 318,400, up 127,500; …
EDITORIAL PAGE — A new dawn in Russia
In 1830, Russian intellectual Peter Chaadayev wrote a series of provocative essays which caught the attention of Nicholas Nadeshdin, publisher of the St.Petersburg journal Telescope. Nadeshdin had tim…
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — Britannia options Mexican concessions
A Mexican unit of Britannia Gold (BGP-V) has an option to acquire two concessions in Oaxaca state.To do so, the company must pay a Mexican national US$200,000 in staged payments. The deal is subject t…
Arian finds new zones outside Julietta deposit
British-based Arian Resources (ARCO.U-C) has discovered three anomalous gold zones near its Julietta gold-silver deposit in far-eastern Russia.Prospecting 1 km northwest of Julietta, Arian geologists …
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — Sierra Nevada Gold assigns grade, tonnage to Promontorio deposit
With the first phase of drilling complete, Sierra Nevada Gold (SDD-V) has outlined what appears to be a substantial resource at its Promontorio copper-gold-silver property in northern Mexico.The Main …