Pacific Rim Mining



News Releases


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  • January 15, 1997 - TWO DRILLS PLANNED - DIABLILLOS CONTINUING PROGRAM
  • January 09, 1997 - Drilling Recommended For Cerro Blanco
  • January 08, 1997 - PACIFIC RIM STAKES 10 PROPERTIES OVER GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES IN NORTHERN ARGENTINA
  • January 06, 1997 - LA COLORADA UPDATE: Confirmation of Aerial Survey Results
  • December 30, 1996 - The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that an option payment of $750,000 U.S. has been made under a property purchase agreement concerning the Diablillos property in northwestern Argentina.
  • December 13, 1996 - PRIVATE PLACEMENT FOR $3,267,000
  • November 26, 1996 - At the request of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, Pacific Rim wishes to clarify certain information found on our Web Site.
  • November 19, 1996 - CERRO BLANCO AND LA COLORADA - ACTIVATION
  • November 14, 1996 - Drill Hole Extends Central Zone into Untested Area
  • October 31, 1996 - The Board is pleased to announce that affirmation was received from Barrick Gold Corporation that the exploration and development of the Diablillos property is continuing and a further release of assays on another 5 holes will be released within the near future.
  • October 28, 1996 - DRILLING INCREASES ZONE TO SOUTHWEST AND WIDTH OF CENTRAL SECTION
  • October 22, 1996 The Board is pleased to report that Pacific Rim's Cerro Blanco project is underway with trenching over one-half complete and over 100 samples taken to date.
  • October 08, 1996 An excerpt from a speech by Alan R. Hill Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development Barrick Gold at the Denver Gold Show on Wednesday, October 2nd 1996.
  • October 03, 1996 The Board is pleased to announce that an airborne geophysical survey (magnetometer and potassium- thorium radiometric) has been completed upon La Colorada, Pacific Rim's 100% owned volcanogenic massive sulphide property in northwestern Argentina.
  • September 04, 1996 Pacific Rim Mining Corp. reports further results of 8 of the first 11 holes of the ongoing drill program on the Diablillos epithermal gold-silver property in northwest Argentina.
  • August 29, 1996 Pacific Rim Mining Corp. reports results of 8 of the first 11 holes of the ongoing drill program on the Diablillos epithermal gold-silver property in northwest Argentina.
  • August 23, 1996 The company has had no further news on the drilling program underway in Argentina since the August 8th press release in which good visual results were reported.
  • August 09, 1996 The Board of Pacific Rim is pleased to announce a progress report on its Diablillos project from Barrick Explorations Argentina S.A. (Barrick Gold-ABX) indicates results from drilling on the Oculto zone are visually encouraging.
  • July 11, 1996 The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX) has commenced a drilling program on Pacific Rim's Diablillos property in the province of Salta, Argentina.
  • June 26, 1996 The VSE has accepted for filing a letter of intent dated May 24 1996 between the company, it's wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Rim Mining Corp Argentina Sociedad Anonima (Pac Rim Argentina) and Barrick Cayman (G) Ltd (Barrick Cayman).
  • May 27, 1996 The Company has signed an updated letter of intent with a subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation.
  • April 18, 1996 PACIFIC RIM announces that current exploration program undertaken on the company's Cerro Blanco property has been concluded.
  • April 2, 1996 PACIFIC RIM ACQUIRES KALIMANTAN GOLD PROPERTY
  • March 26, 1996 PACIFIC RIM CONCLUDES AGREEMENT WITH BARRICK GOLD.
  • February 29, 1996 The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Barrick Gold has set up a camp on our Diablillos property with the intention of performing a 5000 metre drill program.
  • February 21, 1996 Private placement negotiated in the amount of 1,050,000 units at a price of $0.50 per unit.
  • January 22, 1996 Private Placement Increased.
  • November 22, 1995 New Property Acquisition in Argentina.
  • July 28, 1995 Pacific Rim and Barrick Gold Join Forces.


  • Frequently asked questions

    What was Pacific Rim Mining?
    A Vancouver-listed exploration company (VSE: PFG) focused on gold-silver and base-metal projects in Argentina and an Indonesian land package in the mid-1990s.
    What is Diablillos?
    An epithermal gold-silver property in Salta Province, Argentina, advanced with Barrick involvement in the 1990s drilling programs described on this archive.
    Are stock charts live?
    No. Original stockgroup.com feeds are offline. Share capital figures shown are archival mid-1990s disclosure.
    Is this investment advice?
    No. This site restores a historical corporate website for reference only.