EXPLORATION SPENDING Saskatchewan attracts $272M
REGINA A record-breaking $272 million is promised for mineral exploration in Saskatchewan during 2007, according ...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Canadian support goes to MARS in hunt to find more mine workers
The mining industry is struggling with a severe shortfall in qualified workers to explore, develop and operate the ...
LABOUR AGREEMENT – Xstrata Nickel, USW Local 2020 ratify deal
ONTARIO - An early test of the negotiating skills of the new owners of Sudburys nickel mines has resulted in labou...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Manitoba policy most encouraging for mining investment
Manitoba and Alberta are considered by mining executives as having the best policy environments in the world for mi...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Azimut, Black Bull, Halo Resources, Independent Nickel, Northland Resources, St Andrew, Teck Cominco and Wesdome
Montreal-headquartered AZIMUT EXPLORATION has appointed Dennis Wood as chairman. Also, Pierre Toth has joined the b...
URANIUM DEVELOPMENT – UraMin raises money for Trekkopje
NAMIBIA - Torontos URAMIN INC. is issuing 52 million ordinary shares to raise the equivalent of Cdn$266 million wi...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Rock Creek back on track
ALASKA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reinstate the wetlands permit for the Rock Creek gold project on Mar...
COPPER-GOLD EXPLORATION – Sherwood steps up drilling at Minto development
YUKON - SHERWOOD COPPER of Vancouver is planning a $4-million, 16,000-m drill program at its Minto copper-gold deve...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: The motherlode of all PDAC conventions
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto this year was a roaring success, with crow...
BASE METAL EXPLORATION – Massive sulphides drilled at Bob Lake
MANITOBA - Vancouvers HALO RESOURCES, which prides itself in thinking outside the rocks, has cut a 25-m-thick zo...
GOLD EXPLORATION – Richmont drills high-grade zones at Island Gold project
ONTARIO - Montreals RICHMONT MINES reports that the Island zone of the Island Gold joint venture, 90 km from Wawa,...
NICKEL EXPLORATION – Major program begins at former Lynn Lake mine
MANITOBA - INDEPENDENT NICKEL CORP. of Sudbury, Ont., has begun a 20,000-m drill program at the former Lynn Lake ni...
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 […]