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
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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...
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...
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...
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...
MINE DEVELOPMENT NEWS – Hillsborough Acquires Alberta Coal Properties
Hillsborough Resources has acquired mining rights to coal properties near Grande Cache, Alta. Mining equipment was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MINING PEOPLE (October 10, 2002)
Jim Peterson, the international sales manager for CUBEX LTD., has been named vice-chair of the WINNIPEG CHAMBER OF...
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 […]