Western Canadian Coal revs up Dillon
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. —
2004
Bema makes surprise offer for Arizona Star
Vancouver — On the heels of Albert Friedberg’s apparent victory at wresting control of
Time to improve China’s mining act
The following is an edited version of a speech recently delivered by Placer Dome’s chairman at the annual general meeting of the Canada China Business Council in Toronto.
Correction (December 27, 2004)
The advertising department of The Northern Miner apologizes to the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines and all this paper’s readers for using the wrong artwork for Mineral Exploration Roundup 2005 on the cover of the Dec. 17-23 issue.
Daily Metal Prices (December 27, 2004)
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There’s something about Mary
In 1933, at Upper Canada College in Toronto, I was the drum major of the school’s Cadet Corps Band, not on account of any musical ability, but because I could wield the baton.
Victims’ families get $10.7m in Giant settlement
For the eight wives and 20 children left behind after a bomb killed nine miners during a combative labour dispute at the Giant gold mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., in September 1992, it’s finally over.
Aur to put Duck Pond into production (December 27, 2004)
Production at the Duck Pond base metals deposit, near Buchans, Nfld., should start in late 2006 following a production decision by
Northern initiative generates targets for Diamonds North
Spot Prices Tuesday, December 21, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
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