PEOPLE — HARLOW VENTURES
John Mooney appointed president and director; Robert Moxey, James Thomas, and Shirley Mooney appointed directors.
1996
Latin America tops as nonferrous exploration spending increases
Nonferrous exploration expenditures climbed to $3.5 billion in 1995 from $2.7 billion last year, according to a survey by Nova Scotia-based Metals Economics Group.The increase is partly the result of …
Detector increases Peruvian holdings
The Oro Venteada gold property in Peru will be explored by Alberta-based Detector Resources (DTR-A).The 800-ha property, which was previously worked by artisanal miners, lies in the Nazca-Ocona metall…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Drilling program postponed on Alberta anomalies
Drilling on the 225,000-acre Troymin property near Hinton, Alta., has been postponed until the new year, as a result of winter weather conditions.Nine potential kimberlite targets, identified by geoph…
Nelson Gold halts operations
Mining and milling operations at the Jilau mine in Tajikistan have been halted for the second time this year, pending resolution of an impasse between operator Nelson Gold (NLG-T) and the Tajikistani …
American Gem poised to become player in world sapphire market
While mining gem-quality sapphires in Montana has long been regarded as a risky proposition, the pieces seem to be falling into place for American Gem (GEM-T).In the past two years, the Montana-based …
Inco intensifies work at Voisey’s Bay project
There were a few hiccups, but Inco (N-T) has digested Diamond Fields Resources and is moving ahead with plans to develop the big nickel-copper deposit at Voisey’s Bay, Labrador.Inco has set the enviro…
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — Greenstone aims to expand production in Central America
Central America’s largest gold producer, Greenstone Resources (GRE-T), expects output from its properties in the region will increase to 402,000 oz.before the end of the century.With one operating min…
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA — High River leads foray into Central America
Central America was the home of the Mayans, who were known for their love of gold. Spain’s conquistadors showed the same enthusiasm for the yellow metal and made the region a major source of the gold …
SAR makes move on copper-cobalt prospect in Zaire
Junior South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) has received approval from the Zairean government to proceed with its attempt to bid on the Ruashi-Etoile copper-cobalt project.The company will submit its fina…
New JV for Kazakhstan Goldfields
Kazakhstan Goldfields (KGFC-C) has acquired a 75% interest in the Gold Pool joint venture.The project consists of three gold mines in north-central Kazakhstan, with an exploration licence covering abo…
GOLD FUNDS (October 28, 1996)
Gold Funds as of October 17, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$23.34$6.30Price$18.70…