PEOPLE — BRANDON (April 28, 1997)
Alan McKerron appointed director.
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GOLD FUNDS (April 28, 1997)
Gold Funds as of April 17, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$20.90$5.97Price$15.45$…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Cuts to ministry offices will hurt Ontario’s prospectors
As a prospector, I wish to express my opinion in regard to recent actions of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.The Ministry has made it abundantly clear that it is unaware of the …
Platinova considers reopening mine
Greenland-based Platinova (pas, pva.s-t) is evaluating the feasibility of mining pillars from the abandoned Black Angel zinc-lead-silver mine on that country’s western coast.From 1973 until its closur…
BOOK REVIEW — New book explores history of Elliot Lake
.BReviewed by Stuart McDougallThe Power and the Promise: The Elliot Lake Story, is a detailed account of the discovery of uranium in a little-known area of northern Ontario and of the town to which th…
KWG confirms gold at Morne Bossa prospect
Drilling by Montreal-based KWG Resources (kwg-t) at its Morne Bossa prospect, south of Cap Haitien in northern Haiti, continues to return encouraging gold values.Recent highlights include: 37.5 metres…
Delgratia resumes trading after assaying controversy
Las Vegas, Nev. — Shares of Delgratia Mining (delgf-q) have resumed trading after a 3-week halt related to controversy over assay results from the company’s Josh property, some 40 miles south of here…
Spot Prices (April 28, 1997)
Wednesday, April 23, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$340.70- $0.75Silver*$ 4.72…
Greatest Value Traded, April 16-22
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Correction (April 28, 1997)
At the Camsell Lake diamond project in the Northwest Territories, Winspear Resources (wsp-v) recovered several pyropes and a single coarse chromite grain from the core surface of the kimberlite inters…
Bre-X release adds fuel to rumor mill
Rumors, of course, fly better in a vacuum.Shares of Bre-X Minerals (bxm-t) took a wild ride on April 23, as rumors about the company’s Busang gold project in Kalimantan, Indonesia, proliferated thanks…
Quantum eyes Zambian mines
The government of Zambia has offered First Quantum Minerals (fm-v) a seat at the negotiation table in talks related to the sale of state-owned mines and processing facilities.The Zambian Privatization…