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DOING SOME DIGGING Mars Rocks
Since the dawn of time, the other planets in our solar system have been veiled in mystery, none more so than Mars.
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Bathurst Camp Yields Yellow Metal
BATHURST, New Brunswick The Bathurst mining camp, long noted for its base metal producers, is heating up as a pot…
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BASE METAL/PGM EXPLORATION NEWS High Assays from 34 Zone near Rainy River
FORT FRANCIS, Ontario Toronto-based NUINSCO RESOURCES has confirmed high nickel/copper/PGM and precious metal val…
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DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT NEWS Snap Lake Clears Public Hearing Hurdle
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories Public hearings into DE BEERS’ application for a water licence and land use pe…
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DIAMOND ENVIRONMENT NEWS Jericho Wins Approval
LUPIN, Nunavut The Nunavut Impact Review Board has given the thumbs up to the environmental impact statement (EIS…
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OIL SANDS ENVIRONMENT NEWS Jackpine Project Gets Nod
FORT McMURRAY, Alberta SHELL CANADA (60%) and its partners WESTERN OIL SANDS (20%) and CHEVRON CANADA (20%) have…
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MINING CHEMICALS NEWS Hochberg Studies North American Trends
CHESTER, New Jersey Mining companies in the United States and Canada spent an estimated US$1 billion on chemicals…
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MINERAL ANALYSIS NEWS Compact, Rugged Instrument for Rocks and Soils
BOULDER, Colorado ANALYTICAL SPECTRAL DEVICES (ASD), manufacturer of rapid precision analytical and quality contr…
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DRILLING EQUIPMENT NEWS Turkey Takes Three Bucyrus Drills
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin BUCYRUS has sold two 35HR drills to the Turkish Coal Board (TKI). TKI is a government-…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Cusac, Crystallex, GMP Securities, Pacific North West, Barrick, Banro
Lesley Hunt is the aptly-named new VP of exploration at CUSAC GOLD MINES. For the past 15 years he has worked direc…
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DOING SOME DIGGING Workers, Alcan Go Head-on
Last week we reported that ALCAN plans to close four, 60-year-old Soderberg potlines at its Jonquire aluminum smel…
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS New Zones Drilled at Midway Project
VAL D’OR, Quebec Drilling at the Midway gold property, 16 km west of this city, continues to encounter significan…