MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS (April 23, 2003)
FALCONBRIDGE has named David W. Kerr as chairman. He succeeds Alex G. Balogh, who will continue to serve on the boa...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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MINING HALL OF FAME NEWS Nominations
The CANADIAN MINING HALL OF FAME has issued its yearly call for nominations that will lead to the induction of a ne...
DOING SOME DIGGING Busy Barrick Lawyers
Readers might be forgiven for thinking that Barrick is as much of a law firm as a gold miner. It seems the corporat...
WINNING NEWS Reader Wins Gold Coin
Every year Canadian Mining Journal awards a prize to one of the readers who send us their opinions about issues of...
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Cumberland Begins Meadowbank Permitting
BAKER LAKE, Nunavut The Meadowbank gold project is a step closer to development. CUMBERLAND RESOURCES has submitt...
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Aurizon to Start Second Phase Underground at Casa Berardi
LA SARRE, Que. AURIZON MINES has arranged a $5-million private placement to fund the second phase of underground...
COPPER/GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Chretien Attends GlobeStar Permit Ceremony
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic Both Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the president of the Dominican R...
GOLD MINING NEWS Turquoise Ridge Reopens in Nevada
WINNEMUCCA, Nevada The Turquoise Ridge gold mine, part of the Getchell property, is going back into production by...
GOLD MINING NEWS Doyon Back on Track
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. Full production has resumed at CAMBIOR's Doyon gold mine two weeks earlier than anticipated.
URANIUM MINING NEWS McArthur River Restart Delayed
McARTHUR RIVER, Sask. Water continues to flow into the McArthur River uranium mine at a rate that owner CAMECO CO...
COPPER SMELTER NEWS Altonorte Expansion on Time, on Budget
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile NORANDA says its expanded Altonorte copper smelter has achieved design capacity, doubling its...
BLASTING EQUIPMENT NEWS Instantel Upgrades Monitoring Software
INSTANTEL has chosen summer 2003 for the release of its Blastware 7.0 Windows-based event management, reporting and...
Epiroc wins major order of battery EVs for Manitoba gold and copper mine
Epiroc AB – a leading tech supplier for the mining and construction industries based in Sweden – has won a large order […]