EXPLORATION SPENDING – US$5.1 billion planned worldwide
METALS ECONOMICS GROUP estimates that the 2005 worldwide exploration budget will total US$5.1 billion, just shy of ...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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DOING SOME DIGGING – Melanie Pilon, Goldcorp’s “apprentice”
Melanie Pilon has the best job in Canada. She has won a position at GOLDCORP as the "apprentice" to president and C...
GUEST EDITORIAL – The risks of junior exploration
It must be emphasized, at the outset, that mineral exploration is a high risk endeavour. The fact is, the large maj...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – NRCan, Royal Canadian Mint, Crescent Resources, Win-Eldrich, Esperanza, Gemcom
The Hon. R. John Efford, Minister of NATURAL RESOURCES, has resigned from the federal cabinet. He cited health prob...
PUMPS – ITT Flygt offers progressive cavity design
POINTE-CLAIRE, QUEBEC - FLYGT's new progressive cavity pumps can tackle liquids with high solids content whether th...
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS – Falconbridge reacts to Xstrata’s interest
TORONTO - The FALCONBRIDGE board of directors has adopted a shareholders right plan, effective immediately. The pla...
BUSINESS REORGANIZATION – Inco divides the world
TORONTO - As part of its global growth program, INCO LIMITED (www.Inco.com) is reorganizing its operations into two...
UNDERWRITING – Teck Cominco to raise US$1B
VANCOUVER - TECK COMINCO has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters headed by JP MORGAN and CIT...
RECLAMATION AWARD – Golden Bear mine singled out
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Golden Bear mine belonging to Vancouver-based GOLDCORP has won the Jake MacDonald Mine Recla...
WATER LICENCE – Yukon renews Minto permit
YUKON - The government of the Yukon has signed a 10-year extension of the Type A Water Licence for the Minto copper...
GOLD MINING – Troubled Marlin project starts up
GUATEMALA - GLAMIS GOLD of Reno, Nev., says its Marlin gold mine is in the commissioning stage with commercial prod...
NICKEL MINING – First Nickel digs into Lockerby
ONTARIO - Toronto-based FIRST NICKEL is taking over production responsibilities at the Lockerby nickel/PGM mine nea...
Canada’s energy and mines ministers issue joint statement in response to U.S. tariffs
Federal, provincial and territorial cabinet ministers responsible for the portfolios of energy and mines met at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) […]