New Horizons (February 25, 2008)
Kinross Gold has teamed up with the University of Guelph to establish a new education and research network between Canada and Brazil.
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Platinum cracks US$2,000-per-oz barrier
A meteoric rise in platinum prices grabbed the mining sector’s attention during the week ended Feb. 16, the seventh trading week of 2008.
International Quotes (February 25, 2008)
Australia ( A$) Feb 12 Feb 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.35 0.34 0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.57 1.45 0.12 Emperor Mines 0.06 0.06 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.05 4.27 – 0.22 Li…
French Guiana’s miners lash out at Sarkozy
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Jinchuan Nickel buys new mine hoist from ABB
Chinese mining giant Jinchuan Group has signed a contract with the Swedish power and automation technology group, ABB, to purchase a mine hoist for its nickel mine near Jinchang.
Metallic Ventures taps SRK for Goldfield feasibility
Nevada-based Metallic Ventures Gold (MVG-T, MTLVF-O) has enlisted SRK Consulting to complete a National Instrument 43-101-compliant feasibility study, and conduct environmental baseline data collectio…
Finning marks 75 years as Caterpillar Dealer
Finning International (FTT-T, FINGF-O), the world’s largest Caterpillar (CAT-N) dealer, is celebrating 75 years in business.
Quaterra expands copper zone at MacArthur (February 25, 2008)
It’s been more than 30 years since the MacArthur porphyry copper system in the world-class copper district of Lyon Cty., in western Nevada, was seriously evaluated.
Hecla buys Rio’s stake in Greens Creek
Hecla Mining (HL-N) has struck a US$750-million deal to buy out its majority partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) at their co-owned Greens Creek underground silver mine near Juneau, in Alaska’s panhandle.
Newmont sees new woes in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) is back in hot water again at another mine in the Southeast Asian nation.
Mining execs converge at South Africa’s Indaba
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — The keynote session at the recent Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa, saw leaders from many of the world’s largest mining houses step to the podium to discu…