DOING SOME DIGGING The 3-Ds of Coal Mining
Dark. Dirty. Dangerous. These are the three dimensions of underground coal mining. This plain reality was driven ho...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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NET NITS Women in Science and Engineering
The efforts of the Canadian Coalition of Women in Sciences, Engineering and Technology described last week have str...
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Virginia Gold, Cree Gold Team Up
NORTHERN QUEBEC In the spirit of co-operation rather than confrontation, CREE GOLD and VIRGINIA GOLD MINES have j...
NICKEL EXPLORATION NEWS Met Tests Resume on Weda Bay Ore
INDONESIA Metallurgical testing of limonite and saprolite ores from the island of Halmahera shows promising resul...
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Test Mining Continues at Fenelon Project
NORTHWESTERN QUEBEC The joint venture of INTERNATIONAL TAURUS RESOURCES (62%) and FAIRSTAR EXPLORATIONS (38%) is...
GOLD-COPPER FEASIBILITY NEWS "Cautious Optimism" returns to Cerro Casale
CHILE Vancouver-based PLACER DOME needs more time before it can give a green light to its majority-held US$1.65-b...
COAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS Expect Willow Creek Output in June
NORTHEAST BRITISH COLUMBIA The Willow Creek coal mine belonging to Vancouver-based PINE VALLEY MINING will reach...
HEAVY EQUIPMENT NEWS Bucyrus Plans IPO
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of Class A common s...
DRILL RIG NEWS Atlas Copco Makes Inroads in Philippines
PHILIPPINES Atlas Copco CS Series drill rigs are taking on the tantalizing geology of the Philippines. For the pa...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Fording/Elk Valley, Majescor, Slam
Jim Popowich has been elevated to the position of president at Calgary-based FORDING CANADIAN COAL TRUST. He is als...
DOING SOME DIGGING New Directions for Women
It's not that all the women are suddenly opting for traditional careers. It's that their numbers in engineering, sc...
NET NIT Where is Jericho?
Further to last week's Diamond Exploration News, we received this comment from Lyle Steranko: "No mention of T...
NexGold announces positive feasibility study update for Goliath gold complex
NexGold Mining (TSXV: NEXG; OTCQX: NXGCF) announce potential positive outcomes as itworks towards the completion of its feasibility study for its Goliath gold […]