QUEBEC PROSPECTOR OF THE YEAR – Virginia Gold Mines
QUEBEC CITY - VIRGINIA GOLD MINES was named Prospector of the Year at the recent Quebec Exploration 2004 Convention...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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NICKEL MINE – Falconbridge to Sell Lockerby
ONTARIO - Toronto-based FALCONBRIDGE is planning to sell 100% interest in the closed Lockerby nickel mine near Sudb...
GOLD PRODUCTION – Kumtor Reaches 5M oz Milestone
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - The Kumtor gold mine operated by Toronto-based CENTERRA GOLD has reached the notable milestone of...
NICKEL DEVELOPMENT – Alexo Property Headed for Full Production
ONTARIO - The first deposit discovered in the Porcupine Camp near Timmins wasn't gold but nickel. It was unearthed...
HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS – CESL Wins Patent for Nickel Recovery
VANCOUVER - COMINCO ENGINEERING SERVICES (CESL), an affiliate of Teck Cominco, has been granted a Canadian patent f...
COAL RESOURCES – Hillsborough Releases Bingay Creek Numbers
BRITISH COLUMBIA - HILLSBOROUGH RESOURCES of Vancouver has made a resource estimate for its Bingay Creek metallurgi...
GOLD EXPLORATION – Queenston, Kirkland Lake Gold Team Up
ONTARIO - Toronto-based QUEENSTON MINING and KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD of Vancouver have formed a 50/50 joint venture to t...
GOLD EXPLORATION – Wesdome Investigating Area Near Former Kiena Mine
QUEBEC - Since the beginning of the year, Toronto-based WESDOME GOLD MINES has been exploring its Kiena-Shawkey-Wes...
IRON ORE EXPLORATION – High-Grade Deposit Attracts Baffinland
NUNAVUT - As drilling continues to intersect high-grade mineralization, BAFFINLAND IRON MINES of Toronto has releas...
DOING SOME DIGGING Money up North, None Down Under
Canadian companies are in the wonderful position of being able to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for explora...
MINE OWNERSHIP – Campbell Buys Out Copper Rand Partners
QUEBEC - CAMPBELL RESOURCES of Montreal now has 100% ownership in the soon-to-be-reopened Copper Rand mine near Chi...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT – High River Borrows to Build Berezitovy
RUSSIA - Toronto's HIGH RIVER GOLD MINES has signed an agreement to borrow a US$32 million financing package toward...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – EuroZinc, Breakwater, Equinox, Groundstar, CanAlaska
Colin Benner is taking up a new post as vice-chairman and CEO of Vancouver-based EUROZINC MINING on Dec. 24. He is...
GOLD PRODUCTION – Ore from Greenland Headed to Spain
SOUTHERN GREENLAND CREW GOLD CORP., with offices in Vancouver, is shipping gold ore from its Nalunaq mine to Spai...
Goldman cuts gold price forecast down to $4,900
Goldman Sachs has slashed its gold price forecast by $500 an ounce to reflect the increased likelihood that the US Federal Reserve […]