NET NIT – Windfall experience recalled
Mention of the Windfall Mines scandal of the 1960s and the recent Bre-X ruling drew a response from faithful reader...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: The passing of a pioneer, Dit Holt
We at CMJ are saddened by news that Meridyth (Dit) Holt lost his battle with cancer on July 31, 2007. He was a pion...
MINE EXPANSION – Hope Downs iron ore mine already growing
WEST AUSTRALIA - The Hope Downs iron ore mine in the Pilbara is to begin production early in 2008, but plans are al...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – AngloGold Ashanti, Animas, AuEx Ventures, Continuum, International Nickel, Robex and Superior Diamonds
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI of Johannesburg, South Africa, has lured Mark Cutifani away from CVRD Inco to become Anglo's new ...
EQUIPMENT SALE – Finning wins $140M contract for Esperanza mine
CHILE - ANTOFAGASTA MINERALS S.A. has awarded a $140-million equipment supply contract to FINNING INTERNATIONAL, th...
OIL SANDS EXPANSION – Suncor going ahead with Voyageur South (August 05, 2007)
ALBERTA - Calgary-based SUNCOR ENERGY is going ahead with expansion of its oil sands mining operations near Fort Mc...
IRON ORE EXPANSION – $60M to take IOC output over 18 million t/y
LABRADOR - The IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA (IOC), headquartered in Montreal, has earmarked $60 million to expand pro...
COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT – New Gold nets $392 million for New Afton
BRITISH COLUMBIA - NEW GOLD INC. of Vancouver has raised $392 million thanks to the exercise of an over-allotment o...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES – Cottagers irked by prospecting
Every five years or so, cottagers in the Ottawa Valley rediscover the fact that they do not own the mineral rights ...
COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Northern Dynasty, Anglo join forces at Pebble
ALASKA - Vancouver-based NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS and ANGLO AMERICAN PLC of London, U.K., have teamed up, creating...
DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT – Site prepared for shaft sinking at Fort la Corne
SASKATCHEWAN - In preparation for potential shaft sinking, freeze wall drilling has begun on the Orion South kimber...
COBALT FEASIBILITY – Positive outlook for Idaho project
IDAHO - Vancouver's FORMATION CAPITAL CORP. says the results of a feasibility study into its 100%-owned Idaho cobal...
Sandvik delivers autonomous-ready drill rig to Utah copper mine
Sandvik Mining has completed delivery of a DR410i rotary drill rig to Mariana Minerals’ Copper One operation in Utah, marking a significant […]