NICKEL-COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Rio Tinto moves forward on sole US primary nickel producer
MICHIGAN - Rio Tinto of London, UK, has announced plans to develop a new nickel-copper mine in the United Stat...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT: AMEC-Fluor chosen to build Mt. Milligan
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Terrane Metals of Vancouver has selected AMEC Americas and Fluor Canada to provide engineer...
NIOBIUM-TANTALUM RESOURCES: Crevier project numbers updated
QUEBEC - Higher niobium and tantalum grades and upgrading 50% of the original resource to the measured from in...
GOLD EXPLORATION: Bonanza grades and long intervals reported
MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN, QUEBEC and ONTARIO - For lovers of good gold assays, here are four reports that crosse...
HOT TOPIC: Did MSHA’s order cause fatal coal mine blast?
On April 5, 2010, a methane explosion tore through Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia...
READER COMMENT: There is nothing wrong with potash
Last week our Hot Topic asked what if anything is wrong with investing in the potash sector? Nothing is wrong,...
PERSPECTIVE: Rumour ignites feverish activity among gold bugs
Today's gold bugs might be more akin to lightning bugs - flitting here and there, flashing lights to draw atte...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Barkerville Gold, First Point, Golden Hope, ICMI, Kodiak Exploration and Western Coal
Joining the staff at the QR gold mine belonging to Vancouver's Barkerville Gold are mine manager Kevin L. McMu...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Anglo replaces schools lost in Chilean earthquake
CHILE - About 4,500 Chilean schoolchildren are back in class in the areas most affected by the Feb. 27, 2010, ...
COPPER-GOLD MINING: Minto mine to expand with underground operation
YUKON - Vancouver-based Capstone Mining has completed the Phase V scoping study in connection with the propose...
PERSPECTIVE: Suncor set to build wind power project
Canada's largest oil and gas company is looking beyond conventional production and the Athabasca oil sands and...
NEW HEADQUARTERS: SKF Lube moves to Mississauga
ONTARIO - SKF Lubrication Solutions division has relocated to a 2,045-m3 facility in Mississauga. The lubricat...
Traditional safety metrics may mask mining’s deadly reality
Research suggests mining safety records are improving while workers keep dying Connected safety platforms such as ISNetworld can help improve how mining […]