Olympus proves up Phuoc Son
Vancouver — Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) has intersected encouraging gold values at the Phuoc Son project in central Vietnam.The 2,300-metre reconnaissance program identified three prospects that…
China Gold International Resources Corp Ltd
Ivanhoe ups ante in Pacific Minerals
Vancouver — Looking to get a foothold in China, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) intends to acquire a 42.2% interest in junior explorer Pacific Minerals (PMZ-V).In June, Ivanhoe arranged a US$3-million private …
Southwestern expands in China
An agreement with a governmental agency has given Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) the right to explore the Boka gold property in the southern province of Yunnan, China.The grant allows Southwestern to …
TSE Short Positions (September 16, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at August 31, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,666,766 up 93,471; Barrick 8,356,953 down 619,950; Bema 3,540,974 up 128,100; Bras…
PEOPLE (August 12, 2002)
Miranda Mining — Enrique Miranda-Paz, Armando Busto-Adan, Ken Booth, Ken Thorsen and Richard O’C Whittall appointed directors.Pacific Minerals — Gary Artmont appointed vp exploration.Robex…
Pacific Minerals confirms grades (August 05, 2002)
Vancouver — The first nine holes of a planned 2,500-metre underground drill program on the JBS platinum-palladium-nickel-copper deposit in southwestern China have returned high-grade values for opera…
PEOPLE (August 05, 2002)
Alcoa — Russell Porter appointed VP and deputy general counsel.Anglo American — Mark Moody-Stuart appointed chairman.Apollo Gold — G.W. Thompson appointed non-executive chairman of the…
Pacific Minerals drill-tests 217 Gold project
Pacific Minerals (PMZ-V) will oversee a 5,000-metre program of diamond drilling on the 217 Gold project in Inner Mongolia.Crews will test the main Northeast Gold zone, which is 1,600 metres long and u…
Gold Fever in BC, Part 2
The exploration and development of porphyry deposits during the 1960s and 1970s had a profound effect on the mining community in British Columbia. Between 1965 and 1987, one out of every four deposits…
TSX Venture exchange slumps with gold
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange followed the gold price down over the holiday-shortened week ended July 2. The Standard & Poor’s-TSX Venture composite index lost 32.45 points, or 2.7%, to close …
Red Lake gold plays attract interest
Vancouver — Despite a strong showing in gold-related stocks, Canada’s junior exchange drifted lower over the report period ended June 25. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 7.21 po…
Olympus Pacific encouraged at Khe Rin
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) is bullish about partial assay results from an 18-hole, 2,100-metre drilling program on the Phuoc Son gold project in central Vietnam.The drilling was aimed at testing…