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GOLD PRODUCTION NEWS President Steyn Ups Capacity 50%
FREE STATE, South Africa Since purchasing the President Steyn gold mine in February 2002, THISTLE MINING of Toron…
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GOLD PRODUCER NEWS Bema Doubles Output with African Mine
EAST RAND, South Africa The business combination agreement has closed between EAGC VENTURES and its parent, BEMA…
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HAUL TRUCK NEWS Komatsu Announces Temporary Shutdown
PEORIA, Illinois KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. has announced a minimum three-month closure of its manufacturing plant for…
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EARTH SCIENCE SOFTWARE NEWS SPECMIN Suite Available
ARVADA, Colorado Spectral International now offers two versions of its SPECMIN software for earth science special…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS (February 18, 2003)
PACIFIC MINERALS of Vancouver has appointed a new president, Daniel Kunz, formerly of Ivanhoe Mines which holds 37.
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Meadowbank Gets $10.5 million boost
BAKER LAKE, Nunavut Cumberland Resources has upped this year’s spending commitment to $10.5 million on its Meadow…
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Freegold Keen on Golden Summit
FAIRBANKS, Alaska The Golden Summit produced its first placer gold in 1902. Between 1903 and 1942, shallow high-g…
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DOING SOME DIGGING Mining Over the Next 20 Years
It’s a bit of a challenge to speak on where the mining industry will be over the next 20 years, because most such p…
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DIAMOND EXPLORATION NEWS Tahera Sets 2003 Exploration Budget at $1 Million
NUNAVUT The Jericho claims, which owner TAHERA CORP. says will be Canada’s next and Nunavut’s first diamond mine,…
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Drilling Begins at West Porky
SASKATCHEWAN CLAUDE RESOURCES has mobilized two diamond drills on its West Porky gold discovery, 2 km from its 10…
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Queenston Drilling Kirkland Lake
ONTARIO The drills are turning on QUEENSTON MINING’s Kirkland Lake project. The holding covers former producers U…
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GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Placer Dome Ups Share of Donlin Creek
ALASKA PLACER DOME U.S., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PLACER DOME INC., is now the Donlin Creek gold joint ventur…