News
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POTASH DEVELOPMENTS – Thailand Attracts More Investment
THAILAND – China has stepped up the pace to acquire a share of potash at its doorstep with the Chinese company CHIN…
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GOLD EXPLORATION – Infill Drill Results from Las Cristinas
VENEZUELA – Toronto-based CRYSTALLEX INTERNATIONAL CORP. has received positive assay results from the continued inf…
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GOLD RESOURCE ESTIMATE – 300K oz in Mexican Deposit
MEXICO – The San Antonio gold deposit in Sonora is now believed to contain 300,000 oz of gold, as estimated by sole…
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URANIUM EXPLORATION – Moore Lake Yields 7%
SASKATCHEWAN – JNR RESOURCES and INTERNATIONAL URANIUM CORP., both of Vancouver, report high uranium grades from t…
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DOING SOME DIGGING – Reviewing the Fraser Institute’s Rankings
How to rank mining countries in terms of relative competitiveness has been an important issue of the mineral econom…
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PLATINUM EXPLORATION – High Grades Cut at Ferguson Lake
NUNAVUT – Drill core from the footwall at the Ferguson Lake nickel/copper/cobalt/platinum/palladium project has ret…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Stornoway, Schneider Electric, Gemcom, Golden Goose, McWatters
STORNOWAY DIAMOND has named Anthony (Tony) Walsh and Jeff Stibbard to its board of directors. Stibbard is a consult…
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ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CONTROL Chuquicamata Mine Chooses Foxboro SCADA
CHILE DIVISION NORTE of CODELCO, the Chilean national copper mining company, has awarded INVENSYS SYSTEMS CHILE a…
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WEIGHING SYSTEMS – Wireless Tension Link Adds Versatility
SASKATOON – For versatility in weighing applications, the MASSLOAD TECHNOLOGIES wireless tension link weighing syst…
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DIAMOND CORE BITS – AlphaBit Line Grows Longer
SALT LAKE CITY – The latest addition to BOART LONGYEAR’s AlphaBit line of impregnated diamond bits combines superio…
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CORPORATE MANOEUVRING – Wheaton Assembles $300M Net Egg
VANCOUVER – WHEATON RIVER MINERALS has entered into a US$300-million acquisition facility, which it may draw down o…
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SAFETY MILESTONE No Lost Time in 5 Million Hours
ALBERTA – SYNCRUDE CANADA has reached the safety milestone mark of 5 million hours with no recordable lost time inj…