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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 4:20 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 4:18 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:40 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:38 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:38 pm
MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Hillsborough Acquires Alberta Coal Properties Hillsborough Resources has acquired mining rights to coal properties near Grande Cache, Alta. Mining equipment was... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:37 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:37 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:36 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:29 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:22 pm
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... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 3:21 pm
MINING PEOPLE (October 10, 2002) Jim Peterson, the international sales manager for CUBEX LTD., has been named vice-chair of the WINNIPEG CHAMBER OF... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2002 | 2:34 pm