ZINC DEVELOPMENT Genivar hired for Caribou re-opening NEW BRUNSWICK BLUE NOTE METALS of Montreal haw engaged GENIVAR INC. to supply EPCM services for the reopening of ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2006 | 5:00 pm
NICKEL RESOURCES Fenix tops 150 million tonnes GUATEMALA Vancouver-based SKYE RESOURCES has released new resource figures for its Fenix deposit, figures that to... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2006 | 5:00 pm
TAKEOVERS IN THE NEWS Ashton/Stornoway, Barrick/NovaGold/Pioneer, EuroZinc/Lundin and Pelangio/Hunter Dickinson ASHTON BOARD REJECTS STORNOWAY OFFER Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2006 | 5:00 pm
URANIUM EXPLORATION Labrador, Territories hottest spots The hot spots for uranium exploration activity in Canada this week are Labrador and the Territories. Here is a part... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DIAMOND EXPLORATION Artemisia kimberlite sampled NUNAVUT Toronto-based VAALDIAM RESOURCES has begun a 100-tonne bulk sampling project at the Artemisia kimberlite ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING Falconbridge becomes Xstrata subsidiary It is official. Canada's second nickel producer, FALCONBRIDGE, is now a subsidiary of Swiss-based XSTRATA. Control ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ALUMINUM SMELTER – Alcan to modernize Kitimat smelter BRITISH COLUMBIA - ALCAN INC. of Montreal is ready to update its Kitimat, B.C., primary aluminum smelter at a cost ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
NICKEL REFINERY – Commercial Activox plant planned BOTSWANA - LIONORE MINING INTERNATIONAL of Toronto has given the go-ahead to the construction of a commercial nicke... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD-COPPER DEVELOPMENT – European Minerals moving forward in Kazakhstan KAZAKHSTAN - Work continues toward start up of EUROPEAN MINERALS' Varvarinskoye gold project in Kazakhstan. The com... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ZINC DEVELOPMENT – Perseverance project gets green light QUEBEC - Toronto-based FALCONBRIDGE has announced that it will begin construction at the Perseverance zinc mine nea... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
POWER DISTRIBUTION – ABB acquires Raffin Electric MONTREAL - ABB has acquired the assets of the manufacturing and industrial contracting units of RAFFIN ELECTRIC CO.... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Aurora Energy, Reese Corp, Northern Peru, Redcorp and South-Malartic AURORA ENERGY RESOURCES of Vancouver says Donald Falconer has joined the company as VP corporate development. He re... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2006 | 5:00 pm