Inco’s Garson awarded Canada’s top safety prize
Inco’s (N-T, N-N) Garson nickel mine was deemed Canada’s safest metal mine by claiming the John T. Ryan Trophy during the awards ceremony at the 108th annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Minin…
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Coal and copper fuel BC’s mining boom
Vancouver — Price increases for metals and mineral commodities propelled British Columbia’s mining industry to its best performance in the 38-year history of an industry survey compiled by the accoun…
Instability could place Peru in peril
Lima, Peru — As soaring oil prices and equipment delays push miners’ operating costs to record levels, bullion is offering some insurance, and mining companies in Latin America are gratified that the…
Suppliers News (May 29, 2006)
Finning sells more trucks to Escondida…
People (May 29, 2006)
Greystar Res. — German del Corral Geoff Chater appointed directors; A. G. Spat and Fernando Suescun resigned as directors….
AngloPlats continues commitment at Pacific North West’s River Valley
Vancouver — With the platinum price hitting new record highs and palladium rallying to a more than 5-year high, Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T, PAWEF-O) has received notice from joint-venture part…
Int’l Minerals tops up treasury to develop Rio Blanco
Vancouver — Closure of its $92-million public offering has International Minerals (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) with funds in hand to advance construction and development of its Rio Blanco gold-silver project in…
Agnico-Eagle expands as costs fall
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) continues to build on its impressive assets with the announcement that it will go ahead with its LaRonde II project in northwestern Quebec….
South Deep production halved for up to a year (May 29, 2006)
After a recent accident that could halve production from Johannesburg-listed Western Areas’ (WARSF-O) 50%-owned South Deep gold mine in South Africa for up to a year, the company plans to sell shares…
Goldcorp ready to develop Canada’s newest gold camp
Vancouver — With grades and production starting to slip at the Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is stepping up the pace of exploration at its newly acquired lonore g…
Andean American alone at Invicta
Vancouver — Junior gold producer Andean American Mining (AAG-V, ANMCF-O) will advance its Invicta gold project, in west-central Peru, on its own, following notice that Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) wil…
Great Basin heats up Burnstone
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) plans to immediately get the permitting ball rolling after a recent feasibility study concluded that a 1.5-million-tonne per year underground mine could be supported at…