NEWS IN BRIEF (September 09, 1996)
Jackpine Mining (JPM-V) has changed its name to USV Telemanagement (UVT-V).
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Correction (September 09, 1996)
In an article on the activities of TVI Pacific and Echo Bay Mines at the Kingking copper project in the Philippines (T.N.M., Sept. 2/96), the last sentence should have read: “The company plans to test…
PEOPLE — GHK RES.
Patrick Lawless appointed director and president; Locke Goldsmith appointed director.
PEOPLE — CALLIOPE METALS (September 09, 1996)
Peter Matheson appointed president; Craig Burton and Peter Lloyd appointed directors.
PEOPLE — CONNECTICUT DEVELOPMENT (September 09, 1996)
Robert Kolt appointed director.
Black Pearl intersects gold east of Thorne
Encouraging results have been released for four drill holes on projects operated by Black Pearl Minerals (BLKP-C) east of the Band-Ore Resources (BNDR-C) discovery in Thorneloe Twp., west of Timmins, …
Nevsun drilling expands potential of Kubi
Drilling carried out on the Kubi prospect in Ghana, 90%-owned by Nevsun Resources (NSU-T), has extended the strike length of known mineralization to 1.8 km and increased the potential for ore-grade mi…
Noranda curtails output of zinc at Brunswick mine
Noranda Mining & Exploration, an affiliate of Noranda, has announced that production at its Brunswick Mining division in New Brunswick will be reduced for the remainder of the year.Seismic activity at…
Guyana Gold sells stake in Sabi
The battle for the Sabi gold mine appears to be over, with the government of Zimbabwe buying the 55% interest held by Guyana Gold (GUY-T) for $11 million.Under the agreement, the state-owned Zimbabwe …
Rio, UBC establish Colin Spence memorial fund
Rio Algom Exploration has set up a scholarship fund in honor of geologist Colin Spence, who was killed recently in the Philippines.Mr. Spence was part of a team of geologists inspecting a gold mine 20…
Conference scheduled on mining in Chihuahua state
A mining conference hosted by the government of the Mexican state of Chihuahua will be held in the city of the same name.Entitled “Chihuahua in the 21st Century,” the conference will be held Oct.2-5 a…
DIAMOND PAGE — DO-18 disappoints
From the results of a mini-bulk drill sample, the DO-18 pipe on the WO claim block in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories appears to be uneconomic.A 6.9-tonne sample yielded an undisclos…