1996

John Gray appointed vice-president of corporate development.

Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has completed a first-phase, surface drill program at the past-producing Akrokeri gold mine in Ghana.The 4,800-ha property in the Ashanti belt is 90%-owned by B…

Junior Rea Gold (REO-T) has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Pitangui gold project in Brazil.Terms of the agreement call for the company to pay owner Luxembourg-based Minorco a total of US$5.1…

A geophysical program by Noranda (NOR-T) will explore polymetallic showings at its La Grande Nord property in Quebec.Previous work, including trenching and grab samples, at the 330-sq-km property, nea…

Michel David appointed chairman; Pieter Duhaime appointed president, chief executive officer and secretary; S. Hamilton appointed vice-president of exploration.

Robert Nihon, Robert Fung, Daniel Ross and Armando Zullo appointed directors; Luca Riccio appointed vice-president of exploration.

A review of the Faro mine of Anvil Range Mining (ARO-T) has recommended that the lead-zinc mine remain closed until the market for those metals improves.The review found that optimistic metal price fo…

Drill programs at the Tabakoto project in Mali and the Kubi in Ghana have enabled Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) to calculate preliminary gold resources of 2.7 million oz.The Vancouver-based junior, which h…

The Brazilian subsidiary of Placer Dome (PDG-T) will acquire from Brazilian Resources (BZIN-C) an interest in the Sabara gold property.To earn its 70% stake, Placer Dome must make option payments wort…

Ian Brown appointed secretary and chief financial officer.

Band-Ore Resources trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BAN. Incorrect information appeared in the issue of Dec. 16.

Steven Potter appointed vice-president of exploration.