OIL SANDS EXPLORATION – Firebag east to be drilled ALBERTA - Calgary-based CANWEST PETROLEUM has raised the $15.0 million (and more) needed for Phase Two drilling of ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2005 | 5:00 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING – What glitters is gold Gold continues to be our favourite newsmaker this week. Setting a 25-year record on Dec. 12, the price topped US$54... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2005 | 5:00 pm
SMELTER DEVELOPMENT – Alcan greenlights $1.7-billion investment in Oman OMAN - Montreal-based ALCAN INC. has given the green light to construction of a US$1.7-billion aluminum smelter in ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2005 | 5:00 pm
MINING MERGER – Committee Bay, Matador united VANCOUVER - COMMITTEE BAY RESOURCES completed its takeover of MATADOR EXPLORATION on Nov. 30, 2005. Committee Bay a... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Teck Cominco, Tamerlane, Rio Narcea, New Gold, International Wayside, Great Basin, Gemcom, Archangel Diamond TECK COMINCO of Vancouver has made two executive appointments. First, Robert G. Scott moves from general manager of... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
E-BUSINESS – Quadrem offers QuickPay DALLAS - QUADREM's new QuickPay solution helps suppliers drive working capital optimization and cost reductions. T... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
DRILL RIGS – ROC series quietest ever STOCKHOLM - ATLAS COPCO is launching the world's first ROC series of surface drill rigs with substantially reduced ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Kinross files 2004, restates 2003 TORONTO - KINROSS GOLD CORP. has filed its long-delayed audited financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 20... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
CAPITAL SPENDING – Suncor earmarks $2.5B for oil sands NORTHERN ALBERTA - Calgary's SUNCOR ENERGY has set aside $3.5 billion for capital projects in 2006. Approximately $... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
NET NIT Error in BC Roundup Ed Balon of Almaden Minerals Ltd. has pointed out a serious error in the CMJ Alert sent out on Dec. 5. In the artic... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Gold Fields gives go-ahead to Peruvian mine PERU - GOLD FIELDS LIMITED of Johannesburg, South African, has environmental approval and will proceed with the dev... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm
GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Bema signs loan for Kupol construction FAR EASTERN RUSSIA - Vancouver's BEMA GOLD CORP. says its 75%-owned CHUKOTKA MINING & GEOLOGIC CORP. has signed a l... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2005 | 5:00 pm