GOLD RESOURCES – New numbers for Pinson, Barrick backs in
NEVADA - PINSON MINING, a subsidiary of Toronto-based BARRICK GOLD, has agreed to spend US$30 million on further ex...
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GOLD EXPLORATION – $29M committed at Hope Bay
NUNAVUT - MIRAMAR MINING of Vancouver says the 2006 exploration program at its 100%-owned Hope Bay gold project wil...
COPPER-GOLD EXPLORATION – Falconbridge going underground at El Morro
CHILE - FALCONBRIDGE LTD. of Toronto has committed $40 million to underground exploration and a prefeasibility stud...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Birim Goldfields, European Goldfields, Wescan, Western Keltic
Montreal's BIRIM GOLDFIELDS has named Vic King its new president and COO. His previous job was regional exploration...
MAGNETOMETERS – GEM offers next generation
RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO - GEM ADVANCED MAGNETOMETERS has released a new generation of optically pumped airborne magn...
GRINDING CONTRACT – Outokumpu sells to four continents
FINLAND - OUTOKUMPU TECHNOLOGY has won several new grinding mill contracts in Sweden, Chile, South Africa and Austr...
OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT – Big names, important deals
The big names in open pit equipment keep sending more news about their successful sales this spring. Here is the la...
ACQUISITION – SKF to acquire French bearing maker
SWEDEN - SKF has signed a memorandum of understanding related to the acquisition of 100% of the shares of SNFA, a l...
INVESTMENT IN EXCELLENCE – Inco offers $5M to centre at Laurentian
NORTHERN ONTARIO - Toronto's INCO LTD. has given $5 million to support the Centre for Excellent in Mining Innovatio...
ENGINEERING AWARD – Whitford, Westmar recognized for work on Voisey’s Bay Wharf
VANCOUVER - The CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (CEBC) has given its "Award of Engineering Excellence in T...
DEVELOPMENT PROTEST – Goro delayed by blockade
NEW CALEDONIA - The wave of indigenous protest over the development of the Goro nickel mine (69% owned by INCO LTD....
ENVIRONMENTAL RULING – Court says CEA act violates rights of Cree
NORTHERN QUEBEC - The SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC has ruled that the Canadian Environmental Assessment (CEA) Act does ...
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 […]