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Several former senior executives of Gold Fields Mining have taken over the helm of Akiko Gold Resources (VSE). President Stephen Flechner said Akiko intends to pursue projects that will enable it to b…

Fording Coal has won a mine reclamation award. It was presented in Port Hardy at British Columbia’s annual mine reclamation symposium. Other winners were Noranda Minerals, which was awarded a metal mi…

Net proceeds of about $22 million from two recent financing arrangements will be used by Glamis Gold (NYSE) to fund the acquisition of gold properties and augment working capital. James Billingsley, v…

A large part of our industry activity is driven by enthusiasms — enthusiasms that capture the imagination of investors and of the industry press. The arrival of instantaneous information capability m…

The University of Texas, in Austin, will be the site of the first North American Rock Mechanics Symposium on June 1-3, 1994. This symposium, a regional meeting of the International Society for Rock Me…

Gerald McKenzie appointed director.

An economic geology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg has set up a library of samples, thin sections, photos and maps from more than 3,000 ore deposits around the world. Dr. Peter La…

A. Ali appointed director.

J. George appointed vice-president. Thomas Rafael appointed director.

Patrick Downey, chief financial officer for Campbell Resources (TSE) and Northgate Exploration (TSE), sold his holdings in the sister companies in late April. According to the Ontario Securities Commi…

Terry Chandler appointed vice-president, corporate development.

Initial signs (from the rough diamond market) for 1993 are encouraging. The two opening sights were acknowledged officially to be good (and were substantially higher than those of 1992). The March sig…