DIAMOND EXPLORATION – Excellent prospects across Canada
The hunt for diamonds in Canada is still hot, hot, hot. There appear to be promising kimberlite pipes in Quebec, On...
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DOING SOME DIGGING – Is the white knight Mr. Right?
The biggest news story this week continues to be the takeover of Toronto-based INCO LIMITED by PHELPS DODGE, the hu...
DOING SOME DIGGING – Phelps Dodge bids US$40B for Inco-Falconbridge
PHELPS DODGE of Phoenix, Arizona, has stepped forward and offered US$40 billion for a combined INCO-FALCONBRIDGE co...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Mining Assoc. of Canada, Yukon Zinc, Pacific Rim, Premium Exploration, Redhawk, First Nickel
The MINING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, headquartered in Ottawa, has chosen Falconbridge CEO Derek Pannell its new chairm...
HAUL TRUCKS – $264M sale to oil sands pleases Finning
VANCOUVER - FINNING INTERNATIONAL has sold $264-million worth of haulage trucks to CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (CNRL...
AIRBORNE SURVEYING – Two new planes for Sander
OTTAWA - SANDER GEOPHYSICS (SGL) has taken deliver of two new survey aircraft, a Diamond DA-42 Twin Star and a Cess...
ACQUISITION – Cameco buys into exploration company
SASKATOON - CAMECO CORPORATION has purchased a 19.5% share of UNOR (formerly Hornby Bay Exploration), a uranium hun...
NAME CHANGE – Independent Nickel replaces Seymour
SUDBURY - INDEPENDENT NICKEL CORP. is the new name selected for replace Seymour Exploration. The new company will t...
CHARITABLE DONATION – IOC chips into residential project
LABRADOR CITY, Newfoundland - In the middle of June, IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA (IOC) donated 71 ha of land for a r...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS – CEAA funds participation in Muskeg River, Kearl Lake projects
OTTAWA - The CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY (CEAA) has agreed to contribute up to $200,000 to allow the p...
CORRRECTION – Money raised for BC Children’s Hospital
We mentioned last week the money raised by the mining industry for the BC Children's Hospital, but we neglected to ...
SILVER-GOLD MINING – Production begins at Guanajuato
MEXICO - Vancouver-based GREAT PANTHER RESOURCES has officially begun production at its Guanajuato silver-gold comp...
MacLean establishes surface mining vehicle division to expand EV offerings
MacLean Engineering has announced the establishment of a surface mining vehicle division. The company said the move builds on its 50-year reputation […]