TAKEOVER NEWS Rumour Fuels Speculation about Noranda A tidal wave of rumours indicated that the Brazilian company CVRD may have made an offer of several billion dollars... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING Global Mining Profits Hit US$11.5 Billion The world's mining industry profits took a 95% jump in 2003, according to a report released on June 14 by PRICEWATE... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Arctic Star, Dynasty Gold, Planet Ventures, Inter-Citic, Belvedere Resources Buddy Doyle is the new executive VP of exploration and a director of Vancouver's ARCTIC STAR DIAMOND CORP. Formerly... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
SOFTWARE NEWS Latest Whittle Version Launched Vancouver-based GEMCOM, the global provider of mine production management solutions (MPMS), has launched Whittle 3. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS Teck Cominco, EPA Remain at Odds BRITISH COLUMBIA The blame for pollution is again being laid at the door of the Trail metallurgical complex belon... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
GOLD MINING NEWS Yamana Begins Leaching at Fazenda Nova Mine BRAZIL Crushing and agglomeration began last week at the Fazenda Nova mine in the Goias state. The project is ope... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
MERGER NEWS IMC, Cargill to Form Fertilizer Giant UNITED STATES American fertilizer giants IMC GLOBAL of Chicago and CARGILL CROP NUTRITION, a unit of CARGILL INC. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
NICKEL MINING NEWS Canadian Arrow Joins Ranks of Producers NORTHERN ONTARIO Timmins-based CANADIAN ARROW MINES has joined the ranks of this country's nickel producers, havi... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Building Begins on Zeolite Plant BRITISH COLUMBIA Construction has begun on the UNITED ZEOLITE PRODUCTS zeolite processing plant near Princeton. T... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
COPPER MINING NEWS Collahuasi Rosario Commissioned Early and Under Budget CHILE The US$654-million Collahuasi Rosario project was commissioned in late April, five weeks ahead of schedule... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2004 | 4:30 pm
PDAC NEWS 2004 Meeting Largest Ever ONTARIO The recent annual meeting of the PROSPECTORS & DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA in Toronto was its larges... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 16, 2004 | 4:00 pm
ROYALTY NEWS New Royalty Cools Las Bambas Bidding PERU In light of the new sliding 1-3% concentrate royalty imposed by the Peruvian government earlier this week, p... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 16, 2004 | 4:00 pm