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Minesite News (August 01, 2001)

Mount Polley Suspends OperationsImperial Metals Corp. will suspend mining and milling operations at the Mount Polley copper-gold mine on September 30, 2001, as a result of continuing low copper and go...

Repairing a raise in Nicaragua

It was obviously the right thing to do when Triton Minera a Nicaragua decided to increase the underground ventilation volume at the 170 level of the Talavera gold mine in El Limon, Nicaragua. Triton i...

Research News (August 01, 2001)

Gold from Colliding Stars?The most abundant elements, such as oxygen and carbon, are thought to be the products of stellar burning and finally exploding stars, or supernovas. Scientists agree this is ...

How we chose the top 40

We ranked Canada's Top 40 mining companies based on year 2000 revenues. Except as noted the companies use December 31 as their year-end. To be included on the list, a company must be incorporated in C...

For Barrick, gold mi ning means business

If you're talking about gold mining, it's hard to ignore Barrick Gold Corp. It has become the highest valued, lowest cost large gold miner in the world, with a better credit rating and a more general ...

Grade Is King Again

Gold mines that can provide good returns in any environment--even a hostile one in which prices hover at 20-year lows--are few and far between. The new Bulyanhulu operation in Tanzania's Lake Victoria...

Holt-McDermott and Bousquet

Holt-McDermott in transitionThe major structural breaks in the Abitibi region of northeast Ontario and northwest Quebec are littered with gold and copper mines, often plunging to great depths and prod...

South America

South America is a zone of primary importance for Barrick Gold. The company's regional interests are situated in the Andean zones of Peru, Chile and Argentina, where one of their most significant mine...

E-Commerce News (June 01, 2001)

MinE-com 2001 proceedings on the netThree hundred people attended CAMESE's MinE-com 2001 Conferences on E-commerce in the Mining Industry, held in Toronto and Vancouver in April. Industry-leading buye...

News (June 01, 2001)

High-voltage Electrical Cleaning ServiceAn electrical company in Timmins, Ont., has a unique method for cleaning on-line electrical systems. Highvec Canada Inc. specializes in cleaning electrical powe...

Mine Development News (June 01, 2001)

Major contract awarded at Snap lakeDe Beers Canada Mining Inc. has selected AMEC Simons Mining and Metals as its alliance partner to perform the optimization study, engineering, procurement and constr...