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Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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COPPER ZINC RESOURCES: Indicated, inferred numbers available for Sherridon VMS
MANITOBA Toronto's HALO RESOURCES has released a 43-101 report for the Cold, Lost and Bob Lake copper-zinc deposi...
GOLD EXPLORATION: Resourceful estimate
ONTARIO Here is an estimate that seems to me designed to attract interest by its huge size, 11.7 million. If that...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Juniors hit hard by market mess
Junior miners are feeling the effects of uncertainty in the stock markets and the rising cost of borrowing. Their s...
CARBON CONTAINMENT: Shell, Tree Canada mark one millionth tree
CALGARY SHELL CANADA and TREE CANADA planted their one millionth tree late last month. The planting is part of a ...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: CanAlaska, Gammon Gold, Gold Wheaton, Northern Star and Potash One
CANALASKA URANIUM of Vancouver has added John Kowalchuk to its team as regional exploration manager for Saskatchewa...
GEOTECHNICAL AWARD: John Gartner wins Robert F. Legget Medal
EDMONTON John Gartner of engineering firm GARTNER LEE has won the Robert F. Legget Medal for 2008. The prestigiou...
PRIVATE PLACEMENT: Tata Steel of India buys into Canadian project
LABRADOR Calgary-based NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL CORP. (NML) has arranged a private placement with India's TATA STEE...
COMMUNITY GIVING: Suncor pledges $2.5M to new performing arts centre in Fort McMurray
ALBERTA The SUNCOR ENERGY FOUNDATION has pledged $2.5 million towards a new performing arts centre in Fort McMurr...
MOLYBDENUM METALLURGY: Storie samples yield 53% Mo concentrate
BRITISH COLUMBIA West Vancouver's COLUMBIA YUKON EXPLORATIONS is pleased with the latest metallurgical tests of o...
GOLD MINING: Barry reaches commercial rates
QUEBEC Commercial production has been reached at the Barry pit and Bachelor Lake gold mill belonging to METANOR R...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Good-bye Cominco
Oct. 1, 2008, will be a dark day on my calendar. It was the day the Cominco name disappeared from the ranks of Cana...
ENGINEERING ACQUISITION: SNC-Lavalin strengthens European base
TORONTO SNC-LAVALIN has reinforced its presence in Romania and eastern Europe through the recent acquisition of t...
COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Copper Mountain, Mitsubishi team up for new mine near Princeton
BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver-based COPPER MOUNTAIN MINING has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's MIT...
Finnvera to finance up to $132M in Troilus gold-copper project
The export credit agency showed a letter of interest to Troilus to support equipment acquisition for the project.