CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Ontario updates Mining Act
It's been 135 years since Ontario wrote its Mining Act, and a bill to update it was introduced on April 30, 2009, i...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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BLASTHOLE DRILLING: Safety, productivity improved on Bucyrus 49R drills
WISCONSIN - Bucyrus International has made what it says are both safety and productivity improvements to its 49 ser...
MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES: Total contained metal tops 150 million lb
NEWFOUNDLAND - Vancouver-based Tenajon Resources says the latest 43-101 report on its Moly Brook property estimates...
COPPER EXPLORATION: Apoquindo marries talent, property and money
VANCOUVER and SANTIAGO - Sometimes everything - talented people, promising property and investors' money - comes to...
COPPER MINING: Work resumes at Las Cruces
SPAIN - Toronto-based Inmet Mining Corp. has resumed mining operations at is Las Cruces copper mine after receipt o...
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Aboriginal communities will ease shortfall of trained workers
(The following was prepared and circulated on behalf of the Mining Industry Human Resources Council, www.MiHR.ca. I...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Etruscan, Mantra Mining, MetalCorp and Rusoro
The new COO at Etruscan Resources of Halifax is Stephen Stine. Founder and president of his own consulting company,...
MERGER: Total drops bid for UTS
CALGARY - Total SA of France has dropped its bid to acquire UTS Energy that was to be carried out by Total E&P Cana...
NEW NAME: Teck Resources retires Cominco moniker
VANCOUVER - Shareholders at the annual meeting have approved the new name Teck Resources Limited and dropped "Comin...
MERGER: Team selected for combined Suncor, Petro-Canada
CALGARY - Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada have selected the executive team that is expected to lead the combined com...
CYANIDE MANAGEMENT: Petaquilla signs accord
WASHINGTON, DC - Petaquilla Minerals of Vancouver has become the latest company to sign the International Cyanide M...
METALLURGICAL TESTS: Touquoy gold project to use Gekko plant
NOVA SCOTIA - Atlantic Gold of Australia has been testing the use of a Gekko plant on material from its Touquoy gol...
Mining People: Deep Sea Minerals, Loyalist Exploration, Cartier Resources, Focus Graphite
Management changes announced this week: Andean Precious Metals appointed Victor Flores as senior vice president of exploration, operations and growth. Bullion Gold […]