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Construction of the Musselwhite gold mine, 103 km north of Pickle Lake, Ont., has reached 1 million hours without a lost-time injury.The project, owned 62% by Placer Dome and 32% by TVX Gold, currentl…

Junior Etruscan Enterprises (EET-V) has completed its requirements to earn a 67% interest in the Koma Bangou gold property in Niger, West Africa.The company earned the interest by producing a feasibil…

Four holes drilled on the massive Agua Rica porphyry deposit in northwestern Argentina seem to have confirmed the presence of copper-rich areas.Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) reports that the dri…

The Mexican subsidiary of Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) will acquire a majority interest in the Minas property in Veracruz state.Situated 270 km east of Mexico City, the property is held by the Mexican…

Results from a drill program by Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) have identified a new bulk-minable gold target at the San Andreas property in western Honduras.The 26-hole program followed up on previous …

Toronto-based Goldcorp (G.A-T) has completed its takeover of subsidiary Wharf Resources (WFR-T).Goldcorp now holds 18.6 million common shares (or 96.8%) of Wharf and intends to acquire the remainder.W…

Initial drill results from the Guadalupe de los Reyes property in northern Mexico are confirming continuity of gold-silver mineralization in the Main zone, reports Northern Crown Mines (COB-V).Initial…

A story on the proposed merger between World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) and Kazakstan Goldfields (KGFC-C) contained incorrect information about the latter company’s three gold mines in Kazakstan.The three …

John McAdam appointed vice-president of exploration.

D.B. McLeod appointed president and chief executive officer; and Donald McLeod appointed chairman.

Nizar Bharmal appointed director.

Colin Bird appointed director.