PEOPLE – PALMER
Jerry Pogue elected director.
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PEOPLE — NORDAC
Douglas Goss appointed vp.
PEOPLE — NOBLE PEAK (December 01, 1997)
Ken Johnson appointed president and CEO.
PEOPLE – NIOCAN
Bernard Coulombe appointed vp.
PEOPLE – ALTO
Michael White elected director of exploration.
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Ashton expands exploration in Alberta — Loon Lake, Birch Mountain among joint-venture plays
The discovery of diamond-bearing kimberlites in north-central Alberta by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has spawned a province-wide area play.Since it began drilling geophysical targets in January on…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Platexco explores for platinum in South Africa –Drills target Merensky, UG-2 reefs at Winnaarshoek property
Steelpoort, South Africa — Emerging with a victory after years of legal wrangling with South African giant Anglo American, junior Platexco (PGMI-C) has begun an exploration campaign on the Winnaarsho…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Kiwis push for revival of mineral exploration — Conference opens window on New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand — Exploration and mining are welcome in New Zealand as long as companies are prepared to meet high environmental standards and be good corporate citizens, government officials t…
Centurion plans merger with Royal Silver
Centurion Mines (CTMC-Q) and its former subsidiary, Royal Silver Mines (RSMI-O), have agreed to combine.The restructured entity will generate production revenue from a new copper mine in Utah, while a…
Venezuelan court upsets Gold Reserve
A ruling by the Venezuelan Supreme Court suspending the issuing of mining concessions in the Imataca Forest Preserve could frustrate Gold Reserve (GLR-T) in its efforts to obtain hardrock mineral righ…
Macraes scales back expansion at New Zealand’s largest mine
Dunedin, New Zealand — The slump in gold prices has curtailed the expansion plans of Macraes Mining, owner and operator of New Zealand’s largest gold mine, some 60 km from this city in the eastern Ot…
Dynacor drills Siscoe property
Assays are awaited from the first stage of a drilling program completed by Dynacor Mines (DYN-M) at the Siscoe property, a former gold producer in the Val d’Or mining camp of northwestern Quebec.The $…