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Following the recent takeover by American Barrick Resources (TSE), the board of directors of Lac Minerals (TSE) is changing. Peter Munk, chairman and chief operating officer of Barrick, and Robert Smi…

A soil geochemical survey conducted by Eden Roc Minerals (TSE) has uncovered several gold anomalies in a 9-by-12-km area north of the company’s Anuiri mine in Ivory Coast, West Africa. More than 22,00…

Recovery of gold from a surface pillar at the old Siscoe mine property near Val d’Or, Que., is estimated to be more than 2,000 oz., Mines Dynacor (ME) says. Drilling and channeling this summer in the …

Vancouver-based Western Copper Holdings (TSE) has acquired 4.6 million common shares of Thermal Exploration from Queenston Mining (TSE). As a consideration, Western Copper has issued to Queenston 600,…

Victor Tanaka appointed senior vice-president of exploration.

Robert McRae appointed director.

Eric Lasalle appointed vice-president of corporate relations.

Multi-national De Beers Consolidated Mines is operating an exploration program on the Yamba Lake property in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. The international diamond company can …

A surging dollar, coupled with lower interest rates, failed to ignite the Toronto Stock Exchange during the 5-day report period ended Sept. 13. The composite 300 index was off by 2.95 points to end th…

Despite the firming of eastern major markets and gold’s creep upwards to the US$390-per-oz. level, western markets continued to slide during the report period ended Sept. 13. The Vancouver Stock Excha…

A government grant worth $241,050 will help finance a feasibility study of a spodumene mine and a lithium carbonate plant in Quebec. Montreal-listed partners Charlim Explorations and Wrightbar Mines e…

The annual fund-raising dinner of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is scheduled for Jan. 9, 1995, at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. Sixteen individuals have been nominated for election to the Hall of Fam…