Roca Mines Inc
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MOLYBDENUM MINING: Production at MAX mine suspended
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Low head grades and slumping molybdenum prices have forced the suspension of work at Roca Mines’ MAX moly mine near Revelstoke. Head grades for the previous quarter were at the breakeven point for an operation of 500 t/d and…
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MOLYBDENUM MINING: Roca’s MAX mill restarted
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Roca Mines has restarted the concentrator at its MAX molybdenum mine, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke. The mill is treating surface stockpiled material at a reduced throughput until the underground mine resumes full…
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MOLYBDENUM MINING: Roca starts rehab work at Max mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Roca Mines of Vancouver has announced the start of rehabilitation work at its Max molybdenum mine near Revelstoke. Damage to temporary ventilation bulkheads and landings within the ventilation raise and manway was caused by…
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MOLYBDENUM MINING: Second suspension at MAX mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Once again Roca Mines of Vancouver has been forced to temporarily suspend production at its…
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MOLYBDENUM MINING: Max reopens after brief shutdown
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Max molybdenum mine near Revelstoke has reopened, according to owner Roca Mines of Vanc…
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MOLYBDENUM MINING: ROCA receives permit to expand Max mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Roca Mines of Vancouver has received an amendment to its operating permit approving an in…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Britannica, Gold Reef, Goldrush, Roca Mines and Teras Resources
Britannica Resources of Val d’Or, QC, has named Michel David as president and CEO and Jeffrey Cocks as chairma…
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DEVELOPMENT AWARD: Roca Mines team wins E.A. Scholz Award
VANCOUVER – The team at Roca Mines has won the coveted E.A. Scholz Award in recognition of excellence in mine devel…
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: Good news gold, bad news base metals
Let’s start with the really good news. Agnico-Eagle Mines of Toronto has declared its 27th consecutive annual cash …
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BASE METAL EXPLORATION: Tungsten intersections cut near Max moly mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA Diamond drilling on the southern portion of the Ridge tungsten zone above the Max molybdenum min…
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MOLYBDENUM MINING – Max mine and mill reach commercial production
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Max molybdenum project near Revelstoke reached commercial production on April 12, 2008. The …
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MOLYBDENUM MINING – MAX ships first concentrate
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The first shipments of molybdenum concentrates have left the MAX mine, according to owner ROCA M…