Noranda deal
ignites takeover talkNoranda (NOR-T) has agreed to sell its interest in Norcen Energy Resources Group to U.S.-based Union Pacific Resources Group for $1.8 billion in cash.Noranda owns 92.6 million sha…
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AFRICA — DiamondWorks plans second mine
In terms of natural resources, Angola is one of Africa’s richest countries.As a result of the country’s history of civil strife, however, those potential resources have gone largely undeveloped.Vancou…
NEWS IN BRIEF (January 26, 1998)
Terragold Exloration (tgr-v) has changed its name to Terramin Resources (tgr-v).
PEOPLE — DONNER MINERALS
Harvey Keats appointed president, CEO.
PEOPLE — TKO RES. (January 26, 1998)
Robert Burton appointed president; Saverio Loria, Rashid Aziz and Nicholas Temple appointed directors.
PEOPLE — AMERICA MINERAL FIELDS (January 26, 1998)
Charles Pitcher appointed president, CEO.
GOLD FUNDS (January 26, 1998)
Gold Funds as of January 15, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$14.49$5.99Price$11.50…
PEOPLE — TOTEM MINING (January 26, 1998)
Robert Woodfill and Joseph Montgomery appointed directors.
AFRICA — Zambia nears end of ZCCM privatization — Kafue Consortium snaps up Nchanga-Nkana copper-cobalt complex
Zambia has undergone a remarkable economic transformation during the last few years, as large parts of its economic engine, state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, have been broken off and sold …
AFRICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — AmCan completes acquisition
Toronto-based AmCan Minerals (AMF-V) has completed negotiations to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Oriole Mining.Oriole’s assets include five major diamond-bearing properties in Angola, thre…
Index (January 26, 1998)
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AFRICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — Junior seeks diamonds
An agreement with Auridiam Botswana Proprietary sets the stage for M.I.T.Ventures (MVC-V) to earn up to a 60% interest in a diamond concession in northern Botswana.The concession contains five known k…