1997

Exploration by Oro Belle Resources (ORS-V) is proving up the potential of the Flechas gold property in Argentina.Samples from 11 trenches assayed up to 7 grams per tonne, which is consistant with surf…

Over the report period ended Feb. 4, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index climbed above the 1200 level for the first time since Oct. 31, 1996, to close up 18.74 points at 1,218.21. The resourc…

The prospect of discovering another copper-zinc deposit comparable to Kidd Creek continues to lure junior companies to Ontario’s Timmins camp.One such company, Regal Goldfields (REGL-C), recently laun…

Ventures Resource (VRS-V) is evaluating gold occurrences on its Seventy-mile gold property in eastern Alaska.Contractor Watts, Griffis & McOuat has identified 12 gold prospects along the 30-mile Tinti…

Peter Grandich appointed vice-president of corporate strategy.

Pierre Masse appointed vice-president of finance and chief financial officer.

Canadian production rates of gold, refined lead, refined zinc, salt and potash increased in November 1996 over levels recorded a year earlier.However, output of silver, copper, nickel, primary lead, p…

Gold Funds as of January 30, 1997BGRCentralTNet Value$21.80$5.89Price$17.85$5.450Discount18.14%7.5%Value$162,026,000$98,641,185…

Juniors Spider Resources (SPQ-A) and KWG Resources (KWG-T) have found more diamonds in the Kyle Lake diatreme in the James Bay Lowlands, 200 km north of Timmins, Ont.The results, called “quite encoura…

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved plans to expand the Twin Creek gold mine in northern Nevada.The decision allows owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) to expand the pit and thereby gain g…

Toronto-based Banro Resource (BANR-C) is exploring its Namoya gold property in the Maniema province of eastern Zaire.CME Consulting is managing the program, which consists of an airborne geophysical s…

Toronto-based High River Gold Mines ((HRG-T) has acquired an option to earn 100% of a 500-sq.-km concession adjacent to its Taparko gold project in Burkina Faso.A second-phase, US$2-million exploratio…