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Ronald Netolitzky elected chairman; Paul Sakton appointed president and chief executive officer; and Rodney Samuels appointed project manager of the Brewery Creek project.

With progress being made to address the metallurgical difficulties at the Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine, Breakwater Resources (TSE) is well on the road to recovery, company officials say.”Your company…

Two juniors, Freewest Resources (TSE) and Detector Resources (ASE), intend to form a joint venture to explore the Camking gold property near Matachewan, Ont.The project is 1 mile north of two former m…

The Topacio gold project in southeastern Nicaragua is gradually taking shape under the direction of Triton Mining (TSE).Previous work, in the mid-1980s, identified a probable resource of 559,000 tonne…

Privately owned Cogema Resources will investigate the possibility of increasing production at the Jubilenoye gold mine in northwestern Kazakhstan.The operation, owned by the Kazakh government, is curr…

Drilling is about to resume on the Akie polymetallic property in northern British Columbia.Ecstall Mining (VSE) reports that a field crew has been mobilized to the property and that drilling is expect…

Among the more dramatic adventures in the history of the Granduc copper mine in British Columbia were the flooding of the mine workings and consequent abandonment of the project. Only by drilling diam…

R.M. Robb appointed director of Mexican operations.

Michael Tippett appointed senior vice-president of exploration and new business development.

Myron Goldstein appointed chief operating officer.

Milling rates are surpassing expectations as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE) completes its expansion of the Grasberg copper-gold operation in Indonesia’s Irian Jaya province.The goal of 115,000 …

Leonard Harris named a senior associate.