CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Whats hot at the Asia Pacific Mining Conference
Held recently in Manila, the 7th ASIA PACIFIC MINING CONFERENCE was possibly the largest such event in the region. ...
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CONTRACT AWARD – Aker Kvaerner to engineer Poracota gold autoclave
PERU - AKER KVAERNER METALS an arm of the international engineering firm, has won the contract to design a gold aut...
GOLD MERGER – Wesdome and Western Quebec deal approved
TORONTO - Shareholders of WESDOME GOLD MINES and of WESTERN QUEBEC MINES approved the proposed merger of the two co...
SUCCESSFUL MERGER – Lundin and Tenke close deal
VANCOUVER - LUNDIN MINING and TENKE MINING finalized their business combination on July 3, 2007. All Tenke common s...
COPPER SMELTING – Altonorte upgrade to cost US$58 million
CHILE - Swiss mining conglomerate XSTRATA has plans to expand its Altonorte smelter near Antofagasta by one-third t...
OIL SANDS DEVELOPMENT – Fort Hills plans revealed
ALBERTA - The Fort Hills Energy LP has selected the main parameters for its oil sands development 90 km north of Fo...
GOLD EXPLORATION – Q-Gold to go underground at old Foley mine
ONTARIO - Q-GOLD RESOURCES of Flagstaff, Arizona, is going to give the old Foley gold mine near Mine Centre another...
COPPER EXPLORATION – Mount Polley yields 1.12% CuEq over 400 metres
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The most recent drilling from the bottom of the Wight pit at the Mount Polley mine returned 1.12...
NET NIT – Sad times in Zimbabwe
Faithful reader Mike Dry, who moved from South Africa to Canada in 1999, read our item about the Zimbabwean governm...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Merit raises $15M for Greenwood mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based MERIT MINING has arranged a $15-million private placement, the proceeds from whi...
NICKEL STUDY – Bigger Bucko Lake project possible
MANITOBA - CROWFLIGHT MINERALS of Toronto is studying an expanded throughput scenario for its Bucko Lake nickel pro...
COPPER-ZINC EXPLORATION – Niblack gets permits to go underground
ALASKA - Vancouver-based NIBLACK MINING has received the permits and approvals for its planned underground explorat...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES – Teck Cominco, Aur Resources plot merger
The latest couple to contemplate a merger is Vancouver-based TECK COMINCO and Torontos AUR RESOURCES. In a deal wo...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Avalon, Centerra, Exeter, Fieldex, Forest Gate, Golder, Pelangio, True North Gems
AVALON VENTURES of Toronto has appointed Dr. William Mercer to the position of VP exploration. A former employee of...
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.