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SAFETY: Canadian coal miner signs deal with Hexagon
TUCSON, Ariz. – Hexagon’s Mining division is pleased to announce a significant safety solution deal with Conuma Coal Resources. Conuma produces high quality metallurgical coal for use in the steel industry. The three-year subscription package will cover Conuma’s three mines…
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Casa options Keaper polymetallic project in BC
Casa Minerals (TSXV: CASA) has optioned its Keaper polymetallic project 15 km northeast of Terrace, B.C., less than 5 km from the company’s flagship Pitman polymetallic project, to a private company that has the right to earn a 60% interest in…
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VANADIUM: Regency Gold enters the vanadium exploration space
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver-based Regency Gold announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vanadium North Resources to acquire all of its issued and outstanding common shares, the main interest behind the buyout being the Valley of Vanadium project…
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SILVER-GOLD: Silvercrest finds another vein at Las Chispas
MEXICO – Silvercrest Metals has discovered the Babi Sur silver-gold vein on its Las Chispas property in Sonora through recent drilling. The company intersected high grade silver and gold mineralization along a 1.5 km strike length at Babi Sur. The vein…
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AWARD: K+S Potash still among provincial top employers for sixth year
SASKATOON, Sask. – K+S Potash Canada has again been named one of the provinces top employees. This is the sixth time and the second year in a row. President and general manager, operations Sam Farris said, “We’ve experienced a lot…
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GOLD-COPPER: Dundee ups 2018 revenue, net earnings
TORONTO – Dundee Precious Metals offered a look at the fourth quarter and positive full year financials for 2018. The company recorded revenue of $377.1 million and adjusted net earnings of $29.0 million. The all-in sustaining cost per ounce of…
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COPPER: Capstone 2018 revenue slides, costs up
VANCOUVER – The latest quarterly numbers from Capstone Mining Corp. show lower revenue than a year earlier, but production costs also rose. The company met the year’s guidance with output of 155.2 million lb. of copper at a C1 cash…
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LITHIUM: Nemaska adjusts Whabouchi, Shawinigan budgets upwards
QUEBEC – Nemaska Lithium has been forced to revise the budget for the Whabouchi lithium mine and Shawinigan electrochemical plant upward by $375 million according to a cost-to-completion reassessment. Construction and purchasing at both sites is on schedule for the…
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ELECTRIC CARS: Petro-Canada to build first coast-to-coast network of fast EV chargers
CALGARY – Petro-Canada is building a network of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the country. More than 50 EV stations will be located along the Trans-Canada highway from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Construction is set to begin…
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AME Roundup: Regional Mining Alliance cements new partnership in BC’s Golden Triangle
VANCOUVER — A new partnership between First Nations, exploration companies and the B.C. government named the British Columbia Regional Mining Alliance (BCRMA) is working well to advance mineral exploration and mining in northwestern British Columbia. That was the message behind…
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AUTOMATION: FLSmidth completes IMP buyout
DENMARK – FLSmidth announced this week that it has completed the buyout of Australia’s IMP Automation Group. According to the Danish firm, the decision to acquire IMP arose from the need to have a more complete portfolio of automated laboratory…
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COBALT: First Cobalt extends mineralization at Iron Creek
IDAHO – First Cobalt has extended copper-cobalt mineralization along strike at both its Waite zone and No Name zone, part of its Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho. The Toronto-based company is reporting four holes it drilled west of the project’s…
