GEM VALUATION NEWS EGL Opens in Toronto TORONTO The EUROPEAN GEMOLOGICAL LABORATORY (EGL) has opened the first full-service facility of its kind in Toron... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 21, 2003 | 3:33 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Barrick, IMC, Canadian Oil Sands, Canico, Gabriel, European GF, Cumberland, IMA Exploration, CIM Awards Alex Davidson has been promoted to executive VP of exploration at BARRICK GOLD CORP. Since joining the company in 1... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 21, 2003 | 3:32 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING A Golden Opportunity If the press releases and reports crossing my desk lately are any indication, only gold and diamonds are worth purs... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:37 pm
GOLD-COPPER-MOLY EXPLORATION NEWS Pebble Deposit Looks to be One of World’s Largest COOK INLET, Alaska The Pebble porphyry gold-copper-molybdenum deposit is shaping up to be one of the largest in t... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:35 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Geodex, Moneta Porcupine Join Forces TIMMINS, Ontario GEODEX MINERALS of Vancouver and MONETA PORCUPINE MINES of Timmins have created a 50:50 joint ve... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:34 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS New Zone Confirmed at Swain-Sol d’Or property RED LAKE, Ontario The latest drill results from the Swain-Sol d'Or property in the Red Lake-Birch Uchi belt confi... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:33 pm
DIAMOND EXPLORATION NEWS Twin Mining Doubles Land Holdings BRODEUR PENINSULA, Nunavut Buoyed by positive results of its latest till sampling program, TWIN MINING CORP. of T... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:32 pm
GOLD DEVELOPMENT NEWS Red Lake Shaft Contract Awarded BALMERTOWN, Ontario A new $85-million shaft is to be sunk at GOLDCORP's Red Lake gold mine, and the contract has... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:31 pm
GOLD DEVELOPMENT NEWS Macassa Shafts Being Rehabilitated KIRKLAND LAKE, Ontario KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD is working hard at rehabilitating the No.2 and No.3 shafts at the forme... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:30 pm
GOLD MINING NEWS Lupin Mine Layoffs CONTWOYTO LAKE, Nunavut KINROSS, in an attempt to reduce costs and optimize production at its Lupin gold mine, ha... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:29 pm
GOLD MINING NEWS Tarkwa Mine Expanding GHANA The Tarkwa gold mine, in the southwest part of the country, is going to expand production at a cost of US$1... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:28 pm
COPPER SMELTING NEWS Horne Workers OK Contract ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec On May 7, unionized workers at NORANDA's Horne smelter voted 53.8% in favour of a new three... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:27 pm
LEAKY FEEDER COMMUNICATIONS NEWS Rocanville Mine Chooses Ranger from Varis ROCANVILLE, Saskatchewan The Rocanville potash mine operated by PCS MINING has awarded a contract for the largest... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:26 pm
EXPLOSIVES NEWS Dyno Nobel and Ensign-Bickford Team Up OSLO, Norway & SIMSBURY, Connecticut DYNO NOBEL HOLDING and the ENSIGN-BICKFORD CO. have combined their commerci... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 14, 2003 | 4:25 pm