COMPANY NEWS Fording Says "No" to Sherritt Offer
The board of FORDING INC. has unanimously recommended that shareholders reject the take-over offer made by SHERRITT...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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MINING PEOPLE (November 07, 2002)
Michel Garon has been appointed general manager of the Lac Dor project belonging to MCKENZIE BAY RESOURCES. The La...
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS – Sandvik Tamrock Automates Tunnelling Jumbo
SANDVIK TAMROCK is committed to customer service and continuous improvement. When asked for a large, automated tunn...
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS New Bulk Loader from Dyno Nobel
DYNO NOBEL NORTH AMERICA has launched the new DynoMiner APS (air powered system), a reliable, economical solution f...
DOING SOME DIGGING (October 31, 2002)
We are watching the rising gold price with great interest. Holding between US$315 and US$320 per ounce, the yellow...
CORPORATE NEWS Sherritt, Fording Face Off
Ten days ago Sherritt Coal Partnership II, an alliance of SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL CORP. and the Ontario Teacher's Pe...
MINE SITE NEWS Remembering the Polaris Mine
Teck Cominco's Polaris base metal mine closed in August 2002. It was the most northerly base metal mine in the worl...
MINE SITE NEWS Bullmoose Downsizes
The Bullmoose open pit in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will lay off 46 employees on Jan. 24, 2003. The mine is nearing the...
MINE SITE NEWS Death at Con Mine
On Oct. 29, MIRAMAR MINING CORP. reported the death of an employee at its Con gold mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T. Ceci...
DEVELOPMENT NEWS Niocan Advances Project in Quebec
NIOCAN, which hopes to mine niobium near Oka, Que., has received a positive decision from the provincial public hea...
ONTARIO NEWS Taxpayers Overtaxed to Support Mining
The cost to provincial taxpayers for supporting the Ontario mining industry has increased by 58% since 1995, accord...
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS Sludge Blanket Level Control
Markland now offers a sludge blanket level control based on a patented laser-like beam. Unlike sonar-based level de...
Mining People: Bayshore Silver, NEO Battery Materials, Yukon Metals, Orla Mining, Standard Uranium, Walker Lane Resources
Management changes announced this week: Adyton Resources appointed Dr. Erin Johns as an expert consultant. Apex Resources welcomed Michael Malana as CFO […]