GOLD EXPLORATION – Queenston, KL Gold form joint venture NORTHERN ONTARIO - QUEENSTON MINING and KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD (KL Gold) have formed a 50/50 joint venture to explore p... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
DOING SOME DIGGING – Strong foreign growth supports prices Analysts looking for the reason behind continuing high commodity prices keep coming back to the Chinese economy. Ch... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Arizona Star, Emgold, Canadian Royalties, Mountain Province, Starfire Minerals Toronto-based ARIZONA STAR RESOURCE CORP. has asked T. James Smolik to join its board of directors. He was a senior... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
SCALING ADVANCE – BTI introduces vibrating pick (November 16, 2005) TORONTO - BREAKER TECHNOLOGY INC. (BTI) has introduced what it says is the greatest advance in hardrock scaling in ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
MINING FORUM – UNCTAD adopts action plan GENEVA - The Intergovernmental Forum for Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development concluded its Nov. 7-... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
TAKEOVER BID – Canico supports new CRVD offer BRAZIL - Brazilian iron ore miner COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE (CVRD) has raised its offer to acquire Canadian resour... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
SHARE PURCHASE – Newmont takes position in Miramar VANCOUVER - MIRAMAR MINING CORP. has announced the sale of 18.5 million units to NEWMONT MINING CORP. Each unit con... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
IMPACT BENEFIT AGREEMENT – Snap Lake covered YELLOWKNIFE - Representatives of DE BEERS CANADA and the YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION have reached agreement on t... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
CYANIDE SPILLS – Two releases in less than a month at Rapu Rapu PHILIPPINES - Australian-based LAFAYETTE MINING closed its Rapu Rapu gold mine following two cyanide spills in less... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
CASE DISMISSED – Newmont wins one in Indonesia INDONESIA - The South Jakarta District Court has dismissed a US$133-million lawsuit alleging NEWMONT MINING CORP.'s... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
MINERAL PROCESSING – PolyMet buys former taconite plant MINNESOTA - Vancouver's POLYMET MINING has completed the acquisition of parts of the former LTV Steel Mining minera... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
ZINC MINING – HudBay to reopen Balmat NEW YORK - HUDBAY MINERALS of Winnipeg is making plans to reopen the Balmat No.4 zinc mine in upper New York State.... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm