PEOPLE — AVALON VENTURES
Stanley MacEachern appointed director.
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PEOPLE — CHAPLEAU (February 19, 1996)
John Brown appointed director.
PEOPLE — EL BRAVO GOLD
Patrick Gerrits appointed director; Peter Bodel appointed vice-chairman of the board and president of El Bravo.
PEOPLE — FALCONBRIDGE (February 19, 1996)
Jack Cockwell and Mary Mogford appointed directors.
PEOPLE — INT’L FREEGOLD (February 19, 1996)
Colin Bird appointed director.
COMMENTARY — Harcourt was a mixed blessing
Word of Michael Harcourt’s resignation as premier of British Columbia has generated some mixed feelings within the province’s mining community.It was Harcourt’s New Democratic Party (NDP) government t…
PEOPLE — SUMMO MINERALS
Mark Hellerstein appointed chairman; Frank Shanley appointed director.
ODDS’N’SODS — Dog days in Red Lake
Charles Henrick was one of the first men to arrive at Red Lake in northwestern Ontario during the gold rush of 1926, though not for the reasons, nor in the way, one might imagine.He was living in Engl…
Greenstone adopts rights protection plan
The board of directors at Greenstone Resources (TSE) has adopted a shareholders’ rights plan to encourage what it refers to as the fair treatment of its shareholders in connection with any takeover of…
Yamana gains ground in Chile’s El Indio belt
Yamana Resources (TSE) has signed option agreements covering 13,200 hectares in the Chilean mineral belt known as El Indio.The company can acquire four gold exploration properties for US$235,000, paya…
International trend evident at 13th Cordilleran Roundup
The annual Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup in Vancouver once again featured an international session, reflecting what is now seen as a permanent change in focus for the Canadian mining ind…
Etruscan moving to feasibility on Koma Bangou
The recent coup d’tat in Niger has not prevented Etruscan Enterprises (VSE) from advancing to the feasibility stage at its Koma Bangou gold project.Work on the 170-sq.-km project is proceeding smooth…