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Chet Idziszek appointed president and director; Derek Bartlett appointed director.

Stephen Flechner appointed president; Raymond Irwin appointed vice-president, exploration.

Lars Vannman appointed president; Dominique Doucet appointed executive vice-president; Ernest van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Michael Curtis appointed directors.

A. Hillier appointed president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

Mauro Coppola appointed director, Bahamas. He will also direct the company in gold exploration and acquisition activities.

One of many highlights of The Northern Miner’s recent tour of Lac de Gras, N.W.T., was a videotaped commentary by John Gurney. The diamond expert was discussing the quality of diamonds being recovered…

The Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN) recently began a program of geophysical activity to enhance the existing geophysical database with the aim of promoting and stimulating mineral exploration in th…

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) anticipates a large crowd for this year’s annual convention in early March at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. More than 3,000 delegates are expe…

The financial woes at German mining giant Metallgesellschaft (MG) continue to mount and, with its mounting difficulties, speculation is rife over the future of MG’s 50.1%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Me…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $394.00 – $7.20 Silver* $ 5.11 – $0.12 Platinum* $387.25 – $9.75 Nickel** $ 2.59 + $0.20 Lead** $ 0.22 + $0.01 Copper $ 0.80 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.45 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotia…

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners has refused to issue a land use permit to Minerva Explorations for a gold property in South Dakota. The Johnson Gulch property, 5 miles west of Lead, contain…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange’s record year is now official. The VSE reports trading activity reached the highest volume and value in its 86-year history. Volume in 1993 totaled 5.7 billion shares, a 4…