NET NITS Tahera Owns Jericho Diamond Project From Robert Didur of BHP Billiton: "For clarification, Kennecott does not have any equity in Jericho. That is... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:52 pm
DIAMOND RESEARCH NEWS De Beers, U of Alberta Open New Lab EDMONTON, Alberta The first diamond research laboratory of its kind in Canada opened Sept. 15 at the UNIVERSITY O... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:52 pm
NICKEL EXPLORATION Drilling Begins at South Voisey Bay SARAH LAKE, Labrador Drilling has begun at COMMANDER RESOURCES' Sarah Lake property, optioned to FALCONBRIDGE. Th... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:51 pm
NICKEL EXPLORATION Liberty Acquires Redstone Project, McWatters Deposit to Get Another Look TIMMINS, Ontario LIBERTY MINERAL EXPLORATION has acquired the Redstone nickel property in Eldorado Township. The... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:50 pm
HEAVY MINERALS TESTING Oil Sands Tailings Hold Potential FORT McMURRAY, Alberta The heavy mineral content of SYNCRUDE's oil sands tailings is under investigation as a pos... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:50 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Chip Samples Return Gold & Silver Near Emerald Discovery FINLAYSON DISTRICT, Yukon There is gold on the Gleam property only 15 km northwest of where TRUE NORTH GEMS has d... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:49 pm
GOLD DEVELOPMENT NEWS Esmeralda Mine to be Restarted HAWTHORNE, Nevada METALLIC VENTURES GOLD of Toronto has announced plans to reopen the Esmeralda gold mine in west... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:48 pm
ALUMINUM PRODUCER NEWS Alcan’s Pechiney Bid Accepted MONTREAL, Quebec The directors of PECHINEY have recommended that its shareholders accept the 48.50/share takeove... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:48 pm
GOLD PRODUCER NEWS Newmont Sells Interest in Kinross DENVER, Colorado NEWMONT MINING has sold 28 million of the 43.2 million KINROSS GOLD shares it held. The shares w... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 6:47 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Sulliden, Shore Gold, European Goldfields, Raymor SULLIDEN EXPLORATION of Montreal has named Donna K. Yoshimatsu to the position of VP investor and public relations. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 4:56 pm
OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT NEWS Finning Nabs $70-million Sale to Argentina Northwestern Argentina Minera Argentina Gold, a subsidiary of BARRICK GOLD, has ordered $70-million worth of open... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 4:54 pm
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NEWS Jwaneng Diamond Mine Chooses Gemcom Software JWANENG, Botswana GEMCOM SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL has won a contract to supply Debswana's Jwaneng mine with a compl... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2003 | 4:52 pm
MORE APOLOGIES Getting Off on the Wrong Foot When things get off on the wrong foot, they sometimes stay that way. After the problems we had with the CMJ server... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 10, 2003 | 3:57 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING What’s Hot in Yellowknife: Diamonds, not Gold Yellowknife was once a city paved in gold. The first discovery was made in 1934, and the Con mine poured the first... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 10, 2003 | 3:57 pm