MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Teck Cominco, Wolfden, Alcan, Quadrem, EuroZinc
Vancouver-based TECK COMINCO has announced the retirement of Jim Popowich from the top job at ELK VALLEY COAL PARTN...
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SUPPLIER GET-TOGETHER – Gemcom looks to Surpac
VANCOUVER - GEMCOM SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire SURPAC MINEX GROUP o...
AUTOMATED TIMERS – Units complement PLCs
TORONTO - SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC has introduced the new Telemecanique Zelio Time high-performance electronic timers des...
SCANNER – Laser imaging goes underground
LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA MAPTEK's I-SiTE laser imaging system can now be used underground with the addition of a new ...
CORPORATE COMBINATION – Northgate makes bid for Aurizon
VANCOUVER - NORTHGATE MINERALS is making an unsolicited offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of AURIZON MINE...
FATALITIES – Four dead at reclamation project
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - The mining community of Kimberly was saddened last week by the deaths of four people at the close...
SAFETY WINNERS – Ryan Trophies awarded
VANCOUVER - The winners of the JOHN T. RYAN NATIONAL SAFETY TROPHY competition for the calendar year 2005 demonstra...
URANIUM DEVELOPMENT – SXR readies Dominion mine
SOUTH AFRICA - SXR URANIUM ONE of Toronto is readying its Dominion uranium mine for commercial production beginning...
IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT – $35M raised for new mine in Quebec
QUEBEC - CONSOLIDATED THOMPSON-LUDMARK GOLD MINES of Toronto is raising $35 million for the continued development o...
ZINC-COPPER EXPLORATION – 23% Zn over 21 metres at Bolivar property
MEXICO - Montreal-based DIA BRAS EXPLORATION has cut grades as high as 23.22% Zn and 5.08% Cu over 21 metres at its...
ZINC-LEAD-SILVER EXPLORATION – Puma cuts great grades in New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK - PUMA EXPLORATION of Rimouski, Quebec, continues to find high-grade mineralization at its Nicolas-De...
DOING SOME DIGGING – Musings on a month in the life of Falconbridge
Last week FALCONBRIDGE LTD. released its financial numbers for the month of April 2006. The numbers were all great....
US and EU ink deal to counter China’s critical minerals grip
The United States and European Union formalized plans Friday to jointly secure supplies of critical minerals as both regions seek alternatives to […]