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By putting its oil and gas assets on the selling block at the beginning of the year, Placer Dome (TSE) signalled that it intended to stick to its core business of mining. New acquisitions, such as the…

After losing an appeal this summer, Taseko Mines (VSE) is taking another run at Cominco (TSE) in an attempt to regain control of the Fish Lake deposit, 100 miles west of Clinton, B.C. Taseko President…

Fresh from settling its legal dispute over the Goldboro gold project in Nova Scotia, Exploration Orex announced it is negotiating with Minnova for exploration and hopefully development of the east-coa…

Jonpol Explorations (TSE) and affiliate T&H Resources (TSE) have signed an option to acquire 25 mining claims adjacent to their gold property in Garrison Twp, Ont. The new claims, which lie to the wes…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $9.38 $5.39 $0.26 Price $8.25 $4.850 $0.13 Discount 12.05% 10.0% 50.0% Value $55,826,331 $81,597,855 N/A…

Vaalco Energy Inc. — 38,333,333 shs offered @ 60 cents per sh. Golden Eagle Resources Ltd. — 1,500,000 shs offered @ 10 cents per sh.

Clynton Nauman appointed vice-president of operations; Jason McKenzie appointed general manager of the Con mine succeeding Clynton Nauman.

David Comba appointed vice-president of exploration.

Ruskin Developments Ltd. (RKL:VSE) has changed its name to Consolidated Ruskin Developments Ltd. (KRK:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new- for-4-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Mont…

Jack Kendrick appointed chairman of the board; Alan Richardson appointed president and director; Robert Magnuson resigned as a director.

Christopher Herald appointed president.

Stag Explorations Ltd. (SGP:VSE) has changed its name to Stag Holdings Ltd. (SGP:VSE) with no consolidation of capital. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.