Amendments proposed for Environmental Act
The federal government has tabled amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA).The changes, which are based on recommendations of the Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC), are support…
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Rio sells North’s forestry assets
Denver — Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has unloaded a forestry products subsidiary onto a Tasmanian company for A$335 million in cash, which could be used to sweeten the bid for the Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Inc…
PEOPLE (April 02, 2001)
Armistice Resources — J.R. Woods appointed director.Asia Pacific — Robert Connochie appointed chairman and CEO.CanAlaska — Felix Kaminsky appointed technical director.Expat…
Boliden, North Atlantic open portal at Storliden
Partners Boliden (BOL-T) and North Atlantic Natural Resources (NAN) have begun development work at the Storliden copper-zinc deposit in northern Sweden.NAN is a Swedish-listed company in which Boliden…
KEGS funds Limion scholarship
The Canadian Exploration and Geophysicists Society (KEGS) has announced a geophysical scholarship in the name of Heikki Limion, a chief geophysicist for Toronto-based Newmont Exploration, who died in …
New Mooikloof target for De Beers, Vaaldiam
Sampling on three follow-up grids by Vaaldiam Resources (VRL-V) has turned up a new kimberlite target on the Mooikloof property, situated along South Africa’s border with Botswana, about 350 km north …
Odds ‘n’ sods: A tribute to my father
The Pronto mine proved to be an integral and necessary chapter of the Elliot Lake story. Because of the mine’s relatively small-sized orebody and location, it was quickly overshadowed by the larger an…
BC Geological Survey organizes Cordilleran field trip
The British Columbia Geological Survey and the University of Victoria are organizing a 10-day field trip, beginning May 13, to examine several mineral deposits in the province’s southern region and no…
Aussie miner seeks damages from contractor
Denver — Australia’s Equatorial Mining has filed suit against consulting giant Kvaerner, seeking US$145 million in damages after the Tonopah copper mine in southern Nevada failed to live up to expect…
Phelps Dodge slashes output
Denver — As anticipated, Phelps Dodge (PD-N) will cut copper production at operations in New Mexico and Arizona in response to higher energy costs.Most of the cutbacks will occur at the Chino operati…
Feasibility complete at Ntotoroso
Equal partners Moydow Mines International and Normandy Mining (NDY-T) have completed a feasibility study at their Ntotoroso gold property in Ghana.Prepared by Perth, Australia-based Lycopodium, the st…
Anglo seeks to boot Anaconda management
Anaconda Nickel’s controlling shareholder, Anglo American (AAUK-Q), has finally blown a fuse over the slow progress of Anaconda’s Murrin Murrin nickel project in Western Australia, and is seeking a sh…