OFF-ROAD TIRES – Italian option available in North America FLORIDA - WORLD TRADE ASSOCIATION (WTA) of Coral Gables in now the exclusive North American distributor of Maitech ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
MINING INNOVATION – Xstrata Nickel pledges $5M to Laurentian University ONTARIO - Toronto-based XSTRATA NICKEL (formerly Falconbridge) has pledged $5 million for the Centre for Excellence... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ASSET SALE – Former Cambior bauxite assets on block TORONTO - IAMGOLD, which recently swallowed the larger CAMBIOR, has announced that is will sell the bauxite assets ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ALUMINUM SMELTING – Alcan to spend $500M on pilot plant QUEBEC - Montreal's ALCAN, one of the world's leading aluminum producers, has announced plans to build a pilot plan... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
NICKEL PRODUCTION – Levack mine reopens ONTARIO - FNX MINING of Toronto has reopened its 100%-owned Levack nickel mine in the Sudbury Basin. Closed since 1... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD RESOURCES – Contained ounces at Young-Davidson top 2M ONTARIO - Vancouver's NORTHGATE MINERALS has announced what it calls a "major" increase in gold resources at its Yo... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
TUNGSTEN RESOURCES – Cantung numbers grow YUKON - The updated NI 43-101 report for the Cantung tungsten mine near Watson Lake includes expanded resources, ac... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION – Hislop project yields 6.49 g/t ONTARIO - STROUD RESOURCES of Toronto reports that the best intersection from recent drilling at its Hislop project... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
URANIUM EXPLORATION – UEX sets $25M budget for 2007 SASKATCHEWAN - Vancouver-based UEX CORP. has set aside a $25-million budget for exploration and development in 2007... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DIAMOND EXPLORATION – Gahcho Ku sampling delayed NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The bulk sampling program at the Gaucho Ku diamond project has been pushed back a year to ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
CANADIAN MINING NEWS – Season’s Greetings and Thank You We at CMJ would like to wish all our friends and acquaintances the happiest of holidays, however they plan to celeb... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Aurora Energy, Britannica, Cameco, Jaguar Nickel, Marathon, and Skye Resources Mark Tessier has joined Vancouver's AURORA ENERGY as general manager of mining projects. He will head the team that... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 17, 2006 | 5:00 pm