Canadians killed in helicopter crash
An M18 Soviet helicopter chartered by a subsidiary of Cameco recently crashed in the Tien-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, killing all on board.The Kyrgyz Air helicopter was carrying 12 passengers and th…
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PEOPLE — REDBIRD GOLD
Henry Knowles appointed chairman; John Wahl appointed director, president and vice-chairman; Donald Fraser appointed director and vice-president of business development; Dallas Davis appointed directo…
PEOPLE — PHELPS DODGE (October 16, 1995)
Robert Swan elected vice-president and secretary.
PEOPLE — PENN-GOLD (October 16, 1995)
Stewart Jackson appointed director.
PEOPLE — NEW WESTWIN (October 16, 1995)
Ken Berscht appointed director.
PEOPLE — MINAMERICA
Richard Fifer, Julio Benedetti, Gustavo Dahlgren, Roberto Brenes, Chet Id- ziszek, Juan Pardini, Javier Carrizo, Samuel Finkielsztein, Luis Moreno ap- pointed directors.
PEOPLE — LITHOS
Michel Page appointed chairman.
Triton constructs mill in Nicaragua
At a cost of US$6.6 million, Triton Mining (TSE) has constructed a 1,000-ton-per-day mill at its Limon gold mine in Nicaragua.The new circuit consists of a semi-autogenous grinding ball mill combined …
Cominco eyes Southwestern’s Peruvian properties
South of the ancient Peruvian city of Cuzco, Cominco (TSE) will work to acquire half of a zinc-lead play currently owned by Southwestern Gold (TSE).To earn its interest in the Accha property, Cominco …
Lipkewich to address CIM luncheon
Michael Lipkewich, Teck’s senior vice-president of mining, will describe the turnaround of two of his company’s coal mines in British Columbia when he addresses a luncheon meeting of the Canadian Inst…
GeoNova confirms potential of Chevrier
After completing an initial assessment, Montreal-listed Geo-Nova Explorations is confident of the economic potential of the Chevrier gold deposit near Chibougamau, Que.GeoNova holds an option to acqui…
PEOPLE — KOOKABURRA (October 16, 1995)
Rennie Blair appointed director, president and chief executive officer.