DIAMOND PAGE — Diagem eyes Brazilian project
Vancouver-based Diagem International Resources (DGM-V) has taken over Diagem Resources, a private Ontario company, and acquired a 50% stake in a Brazilian diamond mining, processing and marketing busi…
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THE DIAMOND PAGE — DeBeers set to expand Orapa diamond mine
KAn agreement to double treatment capacity at the Orapa diamond mine in Botswana has been reached by DeBeers Centenary, the government of Botswana and diamond producer Debswana.The US$290-million init…
STOCK MARKETS — Bema leads pack in heavy TSE trading
It was summer outside, but trading levels on the Toronto Stock Exchange shot up to levels not usually seen except in RRSP season. Volumes were in the 70-to-90-million-share range, and the TSE 300 comp…
GOLD FUNDS (August 26, 1996)
Gold Funds as of August 15, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$23.39$6.51Price$18.40…
PEOPLE — NAMIBIAN MINERALS
Howard Beck appointed director.
PEOPLE — MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Jan Vandersande appointed president; Paul Shatzko appointed chairman.
PEOPLE — MINK MINERAL RES.
Benjamin Dilodilo appointed vice-president of project development.
PEOPLE — MINERA ANDES
A. Drummond elected director.
Gold, nickel output rises as silver and copper slip
Canadian production of gold and nickel in May 1996 rose over levels recorded during the same period last year. At the same time, a decline occurred in the output of silver and copper.Production of pri…
Correction (August 26, 1996)
In our coverage of United Keno Hill Mines (UKH-T) and its exploration of the Elsa properties in the Yukon (T.N.M., Aug. 19/96), we incorrectly reported that environmental and other permits had, for th…
Inmet Mining drilling to prove up Akie claims
Working under the assumption that sedimentary-exhalative massive sulphide deposits are typically large, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) is drilling the Akie claims in north-central British Columbia. Its goal: to…
TSE INDICES (August 26, 1996)
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