Camafuca gets final approval
Angola’s Council of Ministers has approved the operating agreement for the Camafuca diamond project, 20 km southwes…
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MV Kovambo resumes production
About a year and a half after an accident that left the bottom half of its NamSSol mining system some 70 metres bel…
Renard 3 yields larger stones (July 02, 2002)
Having recovered more than 2,500 diamond fragments from what they believe could have been at least two stones great…
Freeport issues Q2 production warning
Heavy rainfall at its Grasberg mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, and a delay in accessing higher grade ore has forced…
Ursa Major bats .500 at Shakespeare
Two of four recently sunk holes by Ursa Major Minerals (YMJ-V) on the Shakespeare property west of Sudbury, Ontario…
IMA gains ground in southern Argentina
Vancouver — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has acquired the 127-sq.-km Victoria claim package, which is contiguous with the company’s Bayas property in southern Argentina’s Chubut province.The new property …
Golds still have legs: Allan
In a series of reports released in June, Research Capital mining analyst Barry Allan takes a look at the gold sector and concludes it still has room to move higher.First, he examines the relationship …
Micon finds alliances expand reach
Mineral industry consulting firm Micon International has found that non-exclusive alliances, such as the one it announced in late May with poject-management and technology firm Wardrop Engineering (T….
Syncrude’s Carter named MAC chairman
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has elected James Carter, president of Syncrude Canada, as its new chairman.The previous chairman was Guy Dufresne, chief executive officer of Quebec Cartier Min…
Deal reached at Noranda’s aluminum division
With more than 500 workers walking the picket lines at its Horne copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., Noranda (nrd-t) has announced that employees at its aluminum primary products division voted 63%…
Forum addresses Chinese mining
Improving the investment climate and sustainable development in China will be among the topics addressed at China Mining 2002, a conference slated for Oct. 21-23 in Chongqing, in South Sichuan provinc…
Rubicon boosts Red Lake gold portfolio (July 01, 2002)
Vancouver — Junior Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has inked a deal with a two private companies to acquire the McFinley Mine gold project in the prolific Red Lake camp of northwestern Ontario.The company m…