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PORPHYRY EXPLORATION NEWS Bankable Studies Underway at Red Chris
NORTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver-based BCMETALS CORP. has asked AMEC E&C SERVICES to begin work on a banka…
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STOCK EXCHANGE NEWS CNQ Recognized by OSC
TORONTO The CANADIAN TRADING AND QUOTATION SYSTEM (CNQ) has received formal recognition as a stock exchange from…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Pan Am Silver, Inter-Citic, First Point, Titanium Corp, Centerra Gold, Banro, CIM
PAN AMERICAN SILVER has separated the roles of chairman and CEO: Ross J. Beaty will continue as chairman and Geoff…
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QUEBEC EXPLORATION NEWS New Search to Focus on Rouyn-Noranda
NORTHWESTERN QUEBEC The Rouyn-Noranda area was long a productive base and precious metals region. With luck, it m…
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OBITUARY Francis Bourqui
Well-known CAMESE staffer Francis Bourqui was killed in an automobile accident near his home near Ballantrae, Ont.,…
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NEW BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION NEWS Slam, Stratabound, First Narrows in Hunt
NEW BRUNSWICK The hunt for new deposits in this province is heating up. Whether for precious or base metals, comp…
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NET NITS Those Pesky Decimal Points
Last week we published nickel production figures provided by Natural Resources Canada. It turns out the tables from…
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DOING SOME DIGGING The Pumped-up Price for Petrol
Summer is coming and not only the temperature is rising. So are the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel. With the av…
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DOING SOME DIGGING All Things Nickel
I have nickel on the brain today. Specifically, I challenge our readers to recall in which year nickel was first pr…
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NET NITS True North’s True Colours
Faithful reader Raymond Hietapakka of cyberspace was interested in the news that True North Gems is hunting for rub…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Denison, Osprey Gold, South Atlantic, Cornerstone, Dynasty Gold, Afcan, EuroZinc
DENISON MINES of Toronto announced the following appointments: Robert Dengler, president and CEO of Dynatec Corp. t…
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COPPER MINING NEWS Aker Kvaerner Ahead of Schedule at Sossego
BRAZIL Brazil’s first new copper mine is up and running four months ahead of the original schedule, thanks to AKE…