	union miniere takes stake in pancontinental union miniere sa said in a statement that it has uired an eight pct interest in pancontinental mining ltd pana s for a sum equivalent to billion belgian francs pancontinental operates gold and coal mines in australia and natural gas and oil fields in canada union miniere said the location of its interest within the pancontinental group will be decided later it did not elaborate union miniere is a wholly owned subsidiary of societe generale de belgique belb br reuter 
