Merger mania grips mining industry in 2001
Against a rather grim backdrop that included an American economy slipping into recession, worldwide commodity deflation and a new war on terrorism, the big story in 2001 for the North American mining …
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Gren Thomas our Man of the Year in 2001
Perseverance may not always find its reward, but for a mining man and explorationist that knows the North, the development of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is a rich reward for …
A critical time for Argentina
Mining, to a greater degree than most heavy industries, relies on demand from the emerging markets. Industrializing economies, historically, have used about twice as much metal per unit of production …
Quebec, Ontario top Fraser rankings
Quebec and Ontario tied for top spot in a survey that considered the attractiveness of mining regions to investors. The survey, the fifth in as many years, was conducted by The Fraser Institute in Van…
Otish Mountains diamond play heats up
Confirmation that two “kimberlitic” discoveries in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec are diamondiferous has focused attention on the area.Prior to the Christmas holidays, Ashton Minin…
US markets up over the holidays
Markets in the U.S. enjoyed a modest boost over the Dec. 21-Jan. 1 report period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 36.32 points to surpass the 10,000-mark and the Standard and Poor’s 500 a…
High Grade zone extends deeper (January 07, 2002)
Deep drilling at the Red Lake mine of Goldcorp (G-T) has extended the producing High Grade zone at depth.Hole 34L-860GW cut 2.4 metres of the HW5 lens at a vertical depth of 2,061 metres, extending it…
OM Group grabs Cawse nickel mine
Cleveland, Ohio-based specialty-metals giant OM Group (OMG-N) has acquired the mineral rights and chemical processing capabilities of the Cawse nickel-cobalt laterite operation in Western Australia.De…
Saskatchewan halves fees
Recording fees for mineral permits in Saskatchewan will be cut in half to 15 from 30 per hectare in order to encourage exploration.In addition, cash deposits for new permits will be reduced to $15,0…
Canaccord sees recovery ahead in 2002
With the U.S. economy offically in recession, Canaccord Capital base metals analyst Roger Chaplin is already looking to a turnaround that should propel base metal prices and stocks higher in the year …
MAC cited for reporting standards
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has been cited for its high standards in reporting on the industry’s reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.The acknowledgment was made by the Ottawa-based …
Land-use planning in BC
The government of British Columbia has changed its approach to the Land and Resource Management Planning (LRMP) process, and as a result, the province’s mining industry has returned to the land-use pl…