COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT NEWS Turquoise Hill Mining Licences Granted ULAN BATOR, Mongolia The Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia has issued four long-term mining licences to Sin... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 29, 2003 | 12:24 pm
GOLD PRODUCTION NEWS Nevada Pacific Buys Mexican Mine GUAMUCHIL, Mexico NEVADA PACIFIC GOLD of Vancouver has agreed to buy the Magistral mine in the Sinaloa State from... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 29, 2003 | 12:22 pm
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS PRODUCTION NEWS Hedman Boosts Vermiculite Holdings NORTH BAY, Ontario Toronto-based HEDMAN RESOURCES hopes to sell 4,000 tons of horticultural-grade vermiculite to... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 29, 2003 | 12:19 pm
EPCM CONTRACT NEWS SNC-Lavalin to Build Saudi Gold Mine AL-QUWAY'IYAH, Saudi Arabia A subsidiary of SNC-LAVALIN GROUP has signed a US$8.3-million contract for the develo... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 29, 2003 | 12:06 pm
Latin America 2003 mining wrap (first of three parts) It could be argued that two contrasting themes dominated Latin America's mining sector 2003. On the positive side,... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 29, 2003 | 12:03 pm
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Northgate, Commander, Superior Diamonds, Arca Explorations, Navigator, European Goldfields, Int’l Lima Vancouver-based NORTHGATE RESOURCES has welcomed Klaus Konigsmann to its board of directors. Konigsmann is currentl... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 29, 2003 | 11:54 am
DOING SOME DIGGING A Season of Hope and Light The year is drawing to a close and we at CMJ are preparing to celebrate a season of hope, light and renewal. We hop... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2003 | 3:32 pm
POLYMETALLIC EXPLORATION NEWS Chester Feeder Zone Step-out Hole Hits High Grades BATHURST, New Brunswick FIRST NARROWS RESOURCES reports that a step-out hole has intersected 5.65 m of high-grade... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2003 | 3:31 pm
DIAMOND EXPLORATION NEWS Dizzy Results Released FORT A LA CORNE, Saskatchewan The five-hole, 1,000-m drill program on the Dizzy kimberlite intersected kimberlite... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2003 | 3:28 pm
COPPER EXPLORATION NEWS Las Bambas Stalled by Royalty Debate LIMA, Peru The Congressional debate over whether to introduce a 3% royalty on mining production in Peru is causin... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2003 | 3:27 pm
GOLD DEVELOPMENT NEWS Aurizon Wins Development of the Year Honours QUEBEC, Quebec the QUEBEC MINERAL EXPLORATION ASSOCIATION has given its "Development of the Year" award... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2003 | 3:19 pm
COAL PRODUCTION NEWS Elk Valley Negotiates Higher Prices SPARWOOD, British Columbia Partners TECK COMINCO and FORDING CANADIAN COAL TRUST are pleased by the rising prices... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2003 | 3:16 pm