GOLD EXPLORATION – Vein at Lac Herbin hits 25.86 g/t NORTHERN QUEBEC - ALEXIS MINERALS of Toronto is pulling nice grades from its Lac Herbin project, 10 km from Val d'O... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING – The dirt on oil sands Canada's oil sands reserves are the envy of many energy-hungry nations, including the United States and China. Ther... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
IRON RESOURCES – Quinto releases Peppler Lake figures NORTHERN QUEBEC - QUINTO TECHNOLOGY of Delta, B.C., has filed a NI 43-101-compliant report for its Peppler Lake iro... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
GOLD FEASIBILITY – QR could be reopened with $4.5M BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based CROSS LAKE MINERALS has received the completed independent feasibility study for... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ACQUISITION — Eramet to pay $270M for Weda Bay PARIS and TORONTO -- The French mining company ERAMET has agreed to purchase all outstanding common shares of Toron... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
COMMUNITY AWARD — BHP Billiton Diamonds honoured OTTAWA -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA has bestowed its prestigious Canada Export Award 2005 for Community Impact to ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL — Doris North gets okay NUNAVUT -- The NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD (NIRB) has recommended that development proceed at the Doris North depos... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS — China Diamond, PDAC, Wardrop Engineering, Quinto Keith Minty was recently named chairman of London, Ont.-based CHINA DIAMOND CORP. He is a graduate of the mining en... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ELECTRIC SHOVELS — Syncrude buys third Bucyrus 495HF NORTHERN ALBERTA -- SYNCRUDE CANADA has purchased a third BUCYRUS 495HF electric mining shovel for its Aurora oil s... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
EXCAVATORS — Cat adds new mid-sized models PEORIA, ILLINOIS - CATERPILLAR has introduced three new mid-sized hydraulic excavators to launch the D-Series line.... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
ACQUISITION — Rio Tinto buys more of Ashton Mining LONDON, U.K. -- RIO TINTO has agreed to buy more than 5.5 million more common shares of Vancouver-based ASHTON MINI... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm
HAUL TRUCKS — Komatsu to supply Sigma mine QUEBEC -- CENTURY MINING of Blaine, Wash., has agreed to purchase four new 100-t, HD785-5LC Komatsu haul trucks for... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 19, 2006 | 5:00 pm