SILVER EXPLORATION – Closed Keno Hill mines getting new work YUKON - Vancouver-based ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. has had the drills turning this summer at the former United Keno Hill... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DIAMOND EXPLORATION – Star project goes 800M tonnes SASKATCHEWAN - The numbers are merely a "geological estimate", not a defined resource, but SHORE GOLD of Saskatoon ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: VIEWPOINT – Freeport, Phelps Dodge to be world’s largest public copper miner The big news this week is the merger of two American copper miners--FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD of New Orleans a... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
HAULAGE MANAGEMENT – Russian diamond producer to expand Wenco system RUSSIA - Pleased with results so far, Russia's diamond mining company, ALROSA, has signed a contract to expand its ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
CONFERENCE – Natural resources & African economic development CALGARY - The CANADIAN COUNCIL ON AFRICA is sponsoring the "Natural Resources and African Economic Development" con... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DIAMOND DISPLAY – De Beers opens display centre in Toronto TORONTO - DE BEERS CANADA opened its Diamond Display Centre, the first of its kind in Canada, earlier this month at... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – Alcan receives gold medal MONTREAL - The WORLD ENVIRONMENT CENTER (WEC) has awarded its Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL SPENDING – Ontario government invests in reclamation of mining land TORONTO - The Ontario government is hoping to improve public safety and reopen its abandoned mine sites for possibl... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
OIL SANDS SPENDING – Suncor earmarks $4.4B for 2007 ALBERTA - The directors of Calgary-based SUNCOR ENERGY have okayed a capital spending budget of $5.3 billion for 20... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD MINING – Aurizon sets reopening of Casa Berardi QUEBEC - AURIZON MINES of Vancouver plans to resume gold production from its Casa Berardi mine near Joutel by the e... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES – Mill turns over at Nixon Fork gold mine ALASKA - ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS of Oakville, Ontario, has begun commissioning the gold plant at its Nixon Fork mine. ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Alberta Star, ESO Uranium, Jinshan Gold, Peregrine Diamonds, Telkwa Vancouver-headquartered ALBERTA STAR has named Roger Watson its chief geophysicist for the Eldorado and Contact Lak... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm