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Andrew Kaczmarek appointed vice-president and general manager.

Gordon Keevil appointed president and director; Anton Foust appointed director.

A new option agreement covering the Raq tailings project in Chile would give Pacific Galleon Mining (VSE) a 100% interest in the project. The option agreement is with a private investment group which …

Thomas Kelly appointed president and chief operating officer.

The success of junior mining companies in Canada and Australia has not gone unnoticed by the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party of South Africa. Nor does ANC appear to be unaware of the…

The first hole drilled by partners Sharpe Energy and Resources (VSE) and Freewest Resources Canada (TSE) on their Horseshoe property in Wisconsin has yielded a significant base metal intersection. Hol…

Drilling of the western extension of the Big Gossan copper-gold deposit in Indonesia has returned high-grade values for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE). Situated 1 km from the company’s mill on …

In what is described as a “win-win” situation, the U.S. Forestry Service will allow a subsidiary of Kennecott to explore for and extract minerals from a parcel of land within the Tongass National Fore…

Shares of Australian-based Black Hill Minerals and Strategic Industry Investments will be exchanged for shares of Cliff Resources (TSE). Although the exchange ratios have not been determined, the dire…

The author concludes his 2-part article, the first instalment of which described the principal elements of the standard mineral option and joint-venture agreement used in Canada and the U.S. The secon…

William Champion appointed senior vice-president of copper operations; C. Consulas appointed vice-president and general manager of the Bagdad copper mine.

Analyst David Williamson in London ponders the ups and downs of the market in a recent edition of his “International Mining Review” newsletter: Recently, I have been focusing on the values that the ma…