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RISKS: Canadian miner killed in Burkina Faso
News broke early today that Canadian Kirk Woodman, who went missing on Jan. 15, was found dead the following day in Burkina Faso. He was abducted Tuesday night by a dozen gunmen from a site owned by his employer Progress…
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GOLD: Moneta upgrades, expands resources at Golden Highway
ONTARIO – Toronto-based Moneta Porcupine Mines has updated the underground resource numbers for its Golden Highway project 110 km east of Timmins. The company says the deposits are higher grade than previously thought and they are open. Moneta CEO and…
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MINING PEOPLE: CanAlaska Uranium, Havilah, Integra, Mirasol, Pure Nickel, and Rockridge Resources
Vancouver-based CanAlaska Uranium has a new COO, Cory Belyk. He was part of Cameco’s team that made the first discovery at Fox Lake and CanAlaska’s nearby West McArthur project. Toronto’s Havilah Mining Corp., owner of the True North gold mine…
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WATER PLANT: MGX commissions wastewater treatment system at oilsands project
ALBERTA – MGX Minerals of Vancouver and partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions has commissioned a commercial 5-m3/h NFLi-5 advanced wastewater treatment system. The system is currently operating under contract to an oilsands steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operator to process evaporation…
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Auryn finds copper zone at Sombrero in Peru
Auryn Resources (TSX: AUG; NYSE-AM: AUG) has found a zone of oxide copper mineralization at the Milpoc prospect, 12 km south of the Sombrero Main target on its Sombrero North copper property in Peru. Rock samples it collected at the 1.2…
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GOLD-COPPER: Northern Superior moves forward with projects in Ontario and Quebec
ONTARIO and QUEBEC – Northern Superior Resources issued a press release this week stating that it is ready to move forward with both its TPK gold-silver-copper project located in northwestern Ontario and its Lac Surprise gold project located in Quebec.…
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GOLD: Wesdome delivers 2019 guidance and grade increase at Eagle River
ONTARIO – Wesdome Gold Mines expects to produce 72,000 to 80,000 oz. of gold this year at all-in sustaining costs of US$985 to $1,040 per oz. at its Eagle River mine complex in northern Ontario. The gold producer also forecasts a…
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GOLD: Detour’s 2018 output tops 620,000 oz.
TORONTO – Detour Gold Corp. enjoyed a strong fourth quarter – with record output of 158,200 oz. – bringing the 2018 total to 621,128 oz. of gold. The total was 9% more than for 2017. The average mining rate was…
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ZINC-LEAD: NorZinc signs land use agreement with Dene
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver-based NorZinc has signed a traditional land use agreement with the Nah?a Dehé Dene Band in Nahanni Butte. The agreement covers the construction and operation of an all season road connecting the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver mine and…
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GOLD: ATAC finds more high grades at Rau
YUKON – ATAC Resources of Vancouver has received the final assays from the 2018 exploration program at the Rau project. Rau is located at the western end of the company’s Rackla property 55 km northeast of Keno City. The company…
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GOLD: Percival zone at Clearwater yields 5.77 g/t for Eastmain
QUEBEC – Toronto-based Eastmain Resources reports the results for the last three drill holes completed in 2018 at the Percival discovery. Percival is part of the company’s 100% owned Clearwater gold project in the James Bay area. The deposit is…
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BLOCKCHAIN: MineHub, IBM collaborate on metals supply chain solution.
VANCOUVER – MineHub Technologies and IBM announced on Jan. 16 a collaboration to use blockchain technology to help improve operational efficiencies, logistics and financing and reduce costs in the high value mineral concentrates supply chain – from mine to end…
