MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS (February 05, 2003)
Peter C. Jones, president and COO of INCO LTD. has been elected to its board of directors. Jones has been with Inco...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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DOING SOME DIGGING Around Cobalt, Ont.
Hooray for the Royal Canadian Mint! It has struck a 2003 Proof Silver Dollar coin commemorating the discovery of si...
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Virginia Gold Reports Quebec Results
Virginia Gold Mines has reported results from two drilling programs on properties in the James Bay region of Quebec...
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Jonpol Reports Drill Results at Goodchild Lake
The Goodchild Lake property, 15 km northeast of Marathon, Ont., bears gold, according to the latest drilling result...
COAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS Western Canadian Plans Perry Creek Development
WESTERN CANADIAN COAL is making plans to begin development of its Perry Creek coal mine by the fourth quarter of th...
DIAMOND EXPLORATION NEWS Sudbury Contact Reacquires Timiskaming Property
The Timiskaming diamond property straddling the border of two provinces yielded a 40% increase in diamonds from kim...
GOLD-BISMUTH EXPLORATION NEWS Fortune’s NICO Outlook Brightens
The NICO Au-Co-Bi project, 80%-owned by FORTUNE MINERALS, is looking more economic all the time. Using a new gold p...
TITANIUM DEVELOPMENT NEWS Tiomin Environmental Plan Approved
The National Environmental Management Authority of Kenya has approved TIOMIN RESOURCES' environmental management pl...
DIAMOND MINING NEWS Diamond Fields Output 95% Gem Quality
The 4,700 carats of diamonds mined by DIAMOND FIELDS INTERNATIONAL from its offshore leases near Luderitz are 95% g...
MAGNESIUM SMELTER NEWS Noranda Shutters Magnola Plant
Cheap Chinese magnesium has flooded the market, driving prices down and forcing NORANDA to close its Magnola magnes...
DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT NEWS Tahera Completes Jericho EIS
TAHERA CORP. has completed the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its Jericho diamond project at Contwo...
OPEN PIT MINING EQUIPMENT NEWS Elkview Orders New P&H Shovel
ELKVIEW COAL has ordered a new P&H 4100XPB shovel for its mine near Sparwood, B.C. It will be the ninth P&H shovel...
Summit Nanotech secures US$25.5M for commercialization of its direct lithium extraction tech
Calgary-based Summit Nanotech – a leading producer of sustainable lithium extraction technology – announced it has successfully closed US$25.5 million in funding […]