News
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DOING SOME DIGGING (October 10, 2002)
CMJ’s October issue is coming your way. It features an in-depth look at the new Muskeg River oil sands mine and bit…
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EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS – Goodyear Unveils a Better Belt
Goodyear Canada has launched two new high performance synchronous belts suitable for drive systems in mining and ma…
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MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Albian Oil Sands: Seven Projects at Once
As if juggling a $5-billion-plus budget wasn’t enough, the owners of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project are also keepi…
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MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Petro-Can Opens MacKay River Oil Sands Project
It’s official: Petro-Canada’s $290-million MacKay River steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil sands facility i…
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MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Gabriel Moving Ahead in Romania
If there are vampires in Western Transylvania, Gabriel Resources isn’t bothered by them. The company plans to put R…
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MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Hillsborough Acquires Alberta Coal Properties
Hillsborough Resources has acquired mining rights to coal properties near Grande Cache, Alta. Mining equipment was…
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MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Southern Star Buys into Gold Eagle Mine
Exall Resources and Southern Star Resources have signed an agreement allowing Southern Star to earn a 50% interest…
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MINE SITE NEWS – Niobec Mine Reserves Grow by 21%
Reserves at the Niobec mine at St-Honor-de-Chicoutimi, Que., have been increased 21% during 2002. Proven and proba…
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EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS – Shovels and Trucks Commissioned at Muskeg River
The world’s largest mining truck, a Caterpillar 797B, and the first Bucyrus 495HF rope shovel were officially commi…
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EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS – New Filter Division at N.R. Murphy
For almost 60 years, N.R. Murphy has been Canada’s largest manufacturer of dust collection equipment. Now with the…
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EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS – Gekko to Supply Russian Gold Plant
Gekko Systems (of Victoria, Australia, and Vancouver, B.C.) has won a US$600,000 contract to supply mineral process…
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MINING PEOPLE (October 10, 2002)
Jim Peterson, the international sales manager for CUBEX LTD., has been named vice-chair of the WINNIPEG CHAMBER OF…
