PEOPLE — INT’L CROESUS (October 28, 1996)
Ricky Lai appointed director.
News
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — Holmer finds new gold zone in Cuba
A mapping and sampling program is under way to test a gold zone discovered by Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-A) on its Matahambre West concession in western Cuba.The company detected the near-surface gold zon…
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — VenCan revs up drills in Honduras
A 7,000-ft, 20-hole program of diamond drilling is under way on the Opoteca gold-silver concession in central Honduras.The owner, VenCan Gold (VCG-T), recently completed a $70,000 program of geochemic…
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — Juniors explore Baja Peninsula
Quebec-based Xemac Resources (XEM-V) and Vancouver-based LMX Resource (LMX-V) have signed a letter of intent to explore for minerals on the Catarina project near El Rosario, on the Baja Peninsula of M…
Franc-Or extends Nicole gold zone
Surface work on the Haute-Mana project in French Guiana indicates that the Nicole gold zone extends for a strike length of about 1.3 km, and possibly as far as 8 km.Franc-Or Resources (FOR-T) is opera…
COMMENTARY — New Accord encourages partnership
The signing of Canada’s Intergovernmental Geoscience Accord is clear evidence of the desire by all governments to meet the challenges of delivering high-quality, essential services.Signed during the M…
PEOPLE — CORONET METALS (October 28, 1996)
Nizar Bharmal appointed director.
PEOPLE — CAMNOR
D.B. McLeod appointed president and chief executive officer; Donald McLeod appointed chairman.
PEOPLE — ANOORAQ
Robert Hunter, David Copeland, Scott Cousens, David Jennings, Jeffrey Mason, Aziz Shariff and Ronald Thiessen appointed directors.
STOCK MARKETS — Base metals catch on in solid market
The TSE metals and minerals sub-index at last caught up with its cousins on the Toronto Stock Exchange over the report period Oct. 16-22. With the TSE 300 composite index sliding into record territory…
B.C. government vows to appease mining industry
The government of British Columbia will introduce a new series of measures and regulatory changes designed to appease the mining industry.At a Vancouver luncheon, sponsored by the province’s Mining As…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Gerle explores Doyle Lake kimberlite
Drilling at the Doyle Lake property in the Northwest Territories has traced a kimberlite sill over a northeasterly strike length of 1.3 km. The structure remains open to extension.Gerle Gold (GGL-V) r…