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...
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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...
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS Lubricant for Mill Gears
Polyguard 4100, a synthetic open gear lubricant, can reduce downtime and scheduled maintenance while improving over...
MINING PEOPLE (October 31, 2002)
DRC RESOURCES CORP. has appointed a new chief financial officer, Ian M. Beardmore. He has been a member of The Inst...
DOING SOME DIGGING (October 24, 2002)
The mineral industry knows about taking risks. Every year we turn over rocks, risking our money that there may be n...
DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Meadowbank Gold Project Studied
Cumberland Resources of Vancouver is going ahead with a full-scale feasibility study on its Meadowbank gold project...
EXPLORATION NEWS – Partner Sought for Committee Bay
Committee Bay Resources, a member of the Northair Group, hopes to find a joint venture partner for its Committee Ba...
EXPLORATION NEWS – Diamonds on Victoria Island
Three kimberlite samples from the Hadley Bay project on Victoria Island have yielded macrodiamonds, report partners...
B.C. names Baptiste nickel project as major priority
FPX Nickel’s project becomes only critical minerals venture by junior miner on provincial list The British Columbia government has designated the Baptiste […]