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A really big show

For the past 23 years, Qubec's miners and explorers have gathered each November to attend the Qubec Ministry of Natural Resources' open house. As a result, it has become a key industry event that hi...

Niobec unique in North America

Tucked away near the centre of Qubec is the Niobec mine and plant, North America's only ferroniobium producer. Moreover, with a 15% market share, it is the third largest in the world. Niobec's ferron...

Literature Review

How to Choose & Use Magnetic Separators!New 16-page "How-to" manual covers magnetic materials, differences in dry, moist and liquid process applications and a complete overview of magnetic separation ...

Equipment and Suppliers News (June 01, 2003)

Trunnion magnet eliminates grinding ball fragmentsby Darrell MiltonGrinding ball fragments discharging from the ball mill of a world-class Canadian copper mining company were causing extreme wear to d...

Exploration News (June 01, 2003)

Junior sector recoveringOTTAWA, ONT.--Exploration and deposit appraisal spending in Canada appears to have stabilized in recent years, according to a report released in mid-April by the federal govern...

Art News

Excavating a room with a viewOve Arup and Partners International Ltd. has been appointed to carry out a feasibility study of an unusual and challenging sculpture in the picturesque and traditional Spa...

Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development

At last year's United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, over 100 of the world's leaders collectively recognized the important contribution that mining, min...

Kinross: Catch a Tiger by the Tail?

To get a handle on the new company, CMJ paid a visit to the Kinross head office in Toronto in April. Following are excerpts from our interview with Robert Buchan, (president and CEO-pictured left), Sc...

Kinross: Significant Dates in the History of Kinross

1993-- Kinross formed from merger of three companies, with initial capital of Cdn$14 million. June--bought DeLamar mine and Candelaria mine in western U.S. from Nerco. September--bought 56% control b...

How to Get Gold Out of Fort Knox

In Alaska the words "Fort Knox" mean gold, and a lot of it. But people aren't referring to the federal repository. Fort Knox is by far the state's largest gold producer and its only primary lode gold ...

The New Kid on the Block

It's hard to argue with success. Ten years ago, with impetus provided by Ned Goodman's investment bank, Dundee Bancorp, Kinross Gold Corp. was formed by pushing together the assets of three smaller co...