DOING SOME DIGGING Exploration Spending Up 26% Over Last Year Finally some good (really, really good) news from the mineral exploration sector. Spending was up 26% in 2003 compa... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:09 pm
NET NITS The Blues (November 12, 2003) Reader Vern Mary agrees with last week's letter writer, Raymond Hietapakka, on the subject of True North Gems' disc... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:07 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS More Gold Deep in Eagle River Mine WAWA, Ontario A new deep zone of gold mineralization has been found at the Eagle River mine belonging to RIVER GO... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:06 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS New Zones Drilled at Macassa Mine KIRKLAND LAKE, Ontario Closed since 1997 the Macassa gold mine may yet get another shot at production. KIRKLAND L... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:05 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Pandora’s Deep Potential Probed MALARTIC, Quebec Hoping to have success similar to its neighbour Agnico-Eagle's Lapa property, QUEENSTON MINING h... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:04 pm
COPPER-GOLD EXPLORATION NEWS Hugo Dummett High-Grade Core Doubles ULAN BATOR, Mongolia According to IVANHOE MINES, the Hugo Dummett deposit at its Turquoise Hill project is growin... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:03 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS Greenpeace Targets Noranda TORONTO, Ontario Environmental advocate GREENPEACE has targeted NORANDA's head office to protest what the organiz... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:02 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS Veladero EIS Gets Okay SAN JUAN, Argentina Mining authorities in northern Argentina's San Juan province have approved the environmental... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:01 pm
CORPORATE NEWS Gammon Lake Buys Out Ocampo Partner CHIHUAHUA, Mexico GAMMON LAKE RESOURCES of Dartmouth, N.S., has bought out BOLNISI GOLD's investment in the Ocamp... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 2:00 pm
ENERGY MANAGEMENT NEWS Placer Gold Adopts Envision TORONTO, Ontario PLACER DOME CANADA is installing Envision energy-management software from Ontario Power Generat... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 1:56 pm
OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT NEWS Bucyrus Canada Achieves ISO 9001:2000 EDMONTON, Alberta On Oct 29, BUCYRUS CANADA received its ISO 9001:2000 certificate. Unlike the earlier ISO 9001 s... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 1:54 pm
GROUND SUPPORT NEWS Dywidag Acquires Thiessen Unit SALT LAKE CITY, Utah DYWIDAG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (DSI) has acquired the THIESSEN TEAM's ground support business... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2003 | 1:53 pm