CONTRACTS AWARDED – Many winners for projects around world
High metal prices are spurring record levels of activity in the exploration and development sectors. Here is news o...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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ALUMINUM MERGER – Alcan rejects Alcoa advances
MONTREAL - The directors of ALCAN INC. have rejected the unsolicited US$27-billion takeover offer made earlier this...
URANIUM MINING – Jet boring suspended at McClean Lake
SASKATCHEWAN - The McClean Lake joint venture partners (AREVA RESOURCES CANADA 70%, DENISON MINES 22.5% and OURD CA...
COPPER EXPANSION – $40-M project to boost Gibraltar mill capacity
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouvers TASEKO MINES has set aside a further $40 million for the Phase Two expansion project...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES – Rice Lake work includes rich new gold vein
MANITOBA - SAN GOLD CORP. of Bissett has begun development of the newly discovered 101 vein at the 30th level of it...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Blackstone, Fjordland, Mine Radio, Orsa Ventures, Tagish, Tri Gold, True North Gems and Wire Rope Industries
BLACKSTONE VENTURES of Vancouver has made Jari Paakki its new VP of project development. He recently resigned from ...
PROCESS EQUIPMENT – Weir to sell Jeffrey feeders
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - WEIR CANADA has entered into a five-year exclusive Canadian distributorship agreement with J...
NICKEL EXPLORATION – Minago yields 1.4% Ni over 36 m
MANITOBA - Torontos VICTORY NICKEL continues to report encouraging drill results from its Minago nickel project 22...
ALUMINUM DEVELOPMENT – Rusal to build Eurasias largest bauxite and alumina complex
RUSSIA - RUSAL, the huge Russian producer, has announced plans to begin construction of the largest bauxite and alu...
COBALT DEVELOPMENT – Formation raises funds for development in Idaho
IDAHO - Vancouver-based FORMATION CAPITAL has raised over $20 million through private placement financing with whic...
COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT – NovaGold, Teck Cominco team up at Galore Creek
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Having fought off the takeover intentions of Barrick Gold, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES of Vancouver has a...
GOLD RESOURCES – Island Gold hosts over 600,000 oz
ONTARIO - Partners RICHMONT MINES of Montreal and PATRICIA MINING of Toronto have boosted resources at their Island...
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 […]