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Toronto-based Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has moved one step closer to re-opening the Golden Bear gold mine in northwestern British Columbia.Wheaton River controls the heap-leach operation through …

Ian Burgess appointed president and director; Louis Wolfin and Michael Baybak elected directors.

A minority interest in Pinson Mining, held collectively by Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (RAY-T) and three private partners, has been sold to remaining partners Homestake Mining (HM-N) and Barrick Gol…

John Gray appointed vice-president of corporate development.

Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has completed a first-phase, surface drill program at the past-producing Akrokeri gold mine in Ghana.The 4,800-ha property in the Ashanti belt is 90%-owned by B…

Junior Rea Gold (REO-T) has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Pitangui gold project in Brazil.Terms of the agreement call for the company to pay owner Luxembourg-based Minorco a total of US$5.1…

A geophysical program by Noranda (NOR-T) will explore polymetallic showings at its La Grande Nord property in Quebec.Previous work, including trenching and grab samples, at the 330-sq-km property, nea…

Michel David appointed chairman; Pieter Duhaime appointed president, chief executive officer and secretary; S. Hamilton appointed vice-president of exploration.

John Fraser, Gary Schellenberg, Marshall Bertram and Joseph Tarnowski appointed directors.

Lloyd Nilsen appointed director.

Lee Downs appointed director.

Robert Nihon, Robert Fung, Daniel Ross and Armando Zullo appointed directors; Luca Riccio appointed vice-president of exploration.