OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT – Big names, important deals The big names in open pit equipment keep sending more news about their successful sales this spring. Here is the la... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 9, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ACQUISITION – SKF to acquire French bearing maker SWEDEN - SKF has signed a memorandum of understanding related to the acquisition of 100% of the shares of SNFA, a l... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 9, 2006 | 5:00 pm
INVESTMENT IN EXCELLENCE – Inco offers $5M to centre at Laurentian NORTHERN ONTARIO - Toronto's INCO LTD. has given $5 million to support the Centre for Excellent in Mining Innovatio... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 9, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ENGINEERING AWARD – Whitford, Westmar recognized for work on Voisey’s Bay Wharf VANCOUVER - The CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (CEBC) has given its "Award of Engineering Excellence in T... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 9, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DEVELOPMENT PROTEST – Goro delayed by blockade NEW CALEDONIA - The wave of indigenous protest over the development of the Goro nickel mine (69% owned by INCO LTD.... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 9, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL RULING – Court says CEA act violates rights of Cree NORTHERN QUEBEC - The SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC has ruled that the Canadian Environmental Assessment (CEA) Act does ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 9, 2006 | 5:00 pm
COPPER MILLING – Gibraltar expansion approved BRITISH COLUMBIA - The capacity of the Gibraltar copper concentrator will be increased to 100 million lb of copper ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 5, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD MINING – Rice Lake begins production MANITOBA - SAN GOLD CORP. of Bissett, Manitoba, has put the Rice Lake mine and mill back into production. The 1,125... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 5, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Kupol mine gets government permits FAR EASTERN RUSSIA - The Russian government has issued the construction permits for the Kupol gold mine, a move tha... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 5, 2006 | 5:00 pm
PILOT PLANT – Atmospheric nickel-cobalt leach tested VANCOUVER - SKYE RESOURCES has successfully completed the pilot plant tests of its proprietary sulphation atmospher... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 5, 2006 | 5:00 pm
BASE METAL RESOURCES – Ivakkak numbers added to Raglan South NORTHERN QUEBEC - CANADIAN ROYALTIES of Montreal has added tonnage for the Ivakkak deposit to the total resources f... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 5, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD STUDY – Anaconda assesses Damoti Lake NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Toronto-based ANACONDA GOLD has completed a preliminary assessment for its Damoti Lake gold... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 5, 2006 | 5:00 pm