METALLURGICAL TESTS – Nash Creek zinc recovery tops 90%
NEW BRUNSWICK - Metallurgical testing of the ore from the Nash Creek deposit 25 km west of Belledune indicates pote...
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GOLD PRODUCTION COSTS – Goldcorp predicts upward jump
VANCOUVER - The anticipated 2008 gold production average cost for all of GOLDCORP's operations will be US$250/oz, u...
SHAFT-SINKING SAFETY – Nickel Rim South main shaft complete without lost time injury
ONTARIO - XSTRATA NICKEL has announced that the main production shaft at its Nickel Rim South project, near Sudbury...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – AMEC, BioteQ, Boxxer Gold, Canplats, Peak Gold, Rusoro Mining and U3O8 Corp.
Francois-Philippe Champagne, a graduate of the University of Montreal, is the new strategic development director fo...
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE – U.S. Supreme Court denies Teck Cominco’s petition
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. SUPREME COURT has declined to accept a petition by Vancouver mining giant TECK COMINCO ...
GOLD RESOURCES – Underground program advised for Northern Empire mine
ONTARIO - ROXMARK MINES of Toronto says its independent geologist recommends an underground exploration drilling pr...
TUNGSTEN-MOLYBDENUM EXPLORATION – Agnico-Eagle to boost interest in Jennings JV
BRITISH COLUMBIA - AGNICO-EAGLE MINES of Toronto will increase its position in the Jennings joint venture to 70% (f...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Con mine to provide geothermal heating in Yellowknife
Here is an idea whose time has come: capture the energy contained in the water of a flooded underground mine to hea...
CONE CRUSHER – New FLSmidth model has larger crushing stroke
LAS VEGAS - If you are going to the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 in this city in March, be sure to see the new Raptor(TM) X...
TUNGSTEN DEVELOPMENT – Mount Pleasant tailings dam to be upgraded
NEW BRUNSWICK - Toronto-based ADEX MINING has been awarded the contract for repairing and upgrading the tailings co...
HEAVY EQUIPMENT – Cat adds computerized tracking, management to all machines
PEORIA, Illinois - CATERPILLAR now includes as standard equipment its computerized EquipmentManager and Product Lin...
GOLD RESOURCES – Comaplex offers new numbers for deposits at Meliadine
NUNAVUT - COMAPLEX MINERALS of Calgary has increased its resource estimate for the Tiriganiaq deposit (Meliadine We...
URANIUM MINING – Normal mining resumes at Rabbit Lake
SASKATCHEWAN - Normal mining actives have resumed at the Rabbit Lake uranium operations ahead of schedule, accordin...
TAKEOVER – Newmont now holds 93% of Miramar, extends offer
DENVER - NEWMONT MINING CORP. reports that it has acquired 93% of the common shares of MIRAMAR MINING CORP. of Vanc...
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.