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Eritrean government extends olive branch
Vancouver — The Eritrean government is seeking further meetings with foreign companies exploring for minerals in the East African country. The move comes four months after its surprising and unexplained ban on all exploration within its borders.
Luscar partners expand Coal Valley
The Luscar Energy Partnership, which consists of equal partners
Glamis goes for Goldcorp (January 17, 2005)
Having formally filed its takeover bid with regulators in Canada and the U.S.,
Fronteer confirms high-grade at Kirazli
Vancouver —
Hecla, Triumph strike deal
A deal between
Mining survives in Chile
The Chilean government recently proposed a bill to impose a government royalty on mining companies primarily producing copper in Chile, over and above corporate income tax. Fortunately, the bill did not pass, though it may yet be re-introduced.
Vantex hits visible gold at Guillet (January 17, 2005)
Lew Parres scholarship
A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Lew Parres (1915-2004), a consulting geologist and entrepreneur who spent 75 years in mining, mostly in Manitoba.
States’ rights
The State of Michigan has passed a law regulating mining of non-ferrous metals, one that Governor Jennifer Granholm says will be “the toughest set of mining regulations” in the United States.
Grinding circuit breakthrough
The discovery that ball mill circuit performance is not controlled by a single “efficiency” but rather by two distinct and active efficiencies was first proposed by Robert McIvor in 1987 in his McGill University thesis. Now, validation of his theo…
PDAC questions Ontario bill
The Prospectors & Developers Association (PDAC) has made submissions to hearings into Bill 97, which proposes that resource companies intending to extract natural resources from First Nations traditional lands in northern Ontario must negotiate a…