Cambior buys stake in Zappa
With financing in place, exploration will finally begin in earnest on a portfolio of Ecuadorean gold properties assembled more than three years ago by Zappa Resources (ZPA-V).Cambior (CBJ-T) has agree…
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PEOPLE –PRIME EQUITIES
Michael Pezim appointed president and chairman; Naren Majithia appointed vice-president of finance; Peter Tallman appointed vice-president of exploration; and Neil Mandleman appointed chief financial …
Ontario staking rush attracts flock of companies
In what could prove to be Ontario’s last great staking rush, several hundred claimstakers recently converged near Temagami on a piece of northeastern Ontario roughly the size of Prince Edward Island.F…
CIM to shed light on Huckleberry
The Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum will host a presentation on Princeton Mining’s Huckleberry copper-molybdenum-gold-silver project, which is situated nea…
STOCK MARKETS — Market sets record without help from mines
The Toronto Stock Exchange vaulted past its previous record high on Sept.16, as the TSE 300 index closed the period Sept. 11-17 at 5,268.48, up 121.36 points from the week before, a gain of 2.4%. Fear…
Okak South results fueling optimism
New drill results from the NOT No. 3 property in the Okak South region of Labrador reveal more nickel-bearing intervals.Partners Noront Resources (NOT-V) and Golden Trump Resources (GTZ-V) report that…
Mazarin Mining looks to Haitian mineral prospects
A Quebec-based asbestos company with a large share of that province’s production has expanded into exploration for gold and base metals overseas.Mazarin Mining (MAZ-T) has obtained the option to acqui…
Partners scratch gold potential of Dogpaw Lake
A first-phase program, budgeted at $500,000, will test the gold potential of the Dogpaw Lake property in the Kenora district of northwestern Ontario.Houston Lake Mining (HLM-A) holds an option to acqu…
Mines minister promotes Ontario at Minexpo trade show
A delegation led by Ontario Mines Minister Christopher Hodgson attended the recent Minexpo ’96 trade show in Las Vegas, Nev.Hodgson and representatives of mining equipment manufacturers promoted the a…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (September 23, 1996)
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NEWS IN BRIEF (September 23, 1996)
First Quantum Ventures (FQV-V) has changed its name to First Quantum Minerals (FM-V).
Borneo Gold soars on strength of v.g.
Without reporting a single rock chip, trench or drill hole sample, Vancouver-based Borneo Gold (BNO-V) quadrupled in value during a single day of trading, closing at $10.05 on Sept. 17, with 2.2 milli…