PEOPLE — GOLDEN THUNDER RES.
Michael Dearden appointed director and president.
1997
PEOPLE — GOLDBELT RES. (March 10, 1997)
Noel Devine appointed senior vice-president of operations.
Placer rejects Crystallex claim to Las Cristinas property
Gold giant Placer Dome (PDG-T) has flatly rejected Crystallex International’s (KRY-T) recent claim that it has rights to La Cristinas, a proposed open-pit gold mine in the Kilometre 88 region of Venez…
PEOPLE — GLOBAL-PACIFIC MINERALS
George Plewes appointed chairman.
EXPLORATION 1997 — Softrock plans drilling in Greenland
As soon as spring weather allows, Softrock Petroleums (STZ-A) will resume its exploration of diamond and nickel-copper-cobalt targets in West Greenland.Early this year, the Calgary-based junior releas…
PEOPLE — GLIMMER RES.
Jeffery Shaul appointed director.
EXPLORATION 1997 — Redbird program tests King Bay
An exploration program is under way at the King Bay gold property on Sturgeon Lake in northwestern Ontario, reports Redbird Gold (RDB-A).The King Bay property was previously explored by a number of co…
PEOPLE — FIRST SILVER RESERVE
Peter Crossgrove appointed director.
EXPLORATION 1997 — Cream acquires Manitoba properties
In the 1980s, the British Columbia government put an end to a junior company’s exploration effort near the H-W polymetallic mine on Vancouver Island by expropriating the property and turning it into a…
PEOPLE — FALCONBRIDGE DOMINICANA
Enrigue Lithgow appointed president and general manager.
Spot prices at a glance (March 03, 1997)
Wednesday, February 26, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$353.85+ $7.75Silver*$ 5.2…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Winspear, Aber set to drill at Camsell Lake property
Drilling at the Camsell Lake diamond project in the Northwest Territories is expected to begin in early March.Operator Winspear Resources (WSP-V) holds a 42.5% interest, while Aber Resources (ABZ-T) h…