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GOLD: Anaconda has permits in hand for bulk sampling at Goldboro
NOVA SCOTIA – Toronto’s Anaconda Mining has received the necessary permits to take a 10,000-ton bulk sample from the underground workings of the Goldboro project. The company has hired Cementation Canada as the mining contractor to take the sample and…
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ZINC-COPPER-GOLD: Aquila shares positive FS for the Back Forty project
MICHIGAN – Toronto-based Aquila Resources says the feasibility study for an open pit at the Back Forty zinc-copper-gold project on the Upper Peninsula is positive. The after tax net present value with a 6% discount rate is $208 million (all…
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TRUCKS: Cat articulated truck production reaches 50,000 units
PETERLEE, U.K. – In a year of multiple milestones for Cat trucks, Caterpillar announces the manufacture and delivery of its 50,000th articulated truck. Since the start of Cat branded articulated truck manufacturing in Peterlee, U.K., in 1985, Caterpillar has become…
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Ecuador eases rules on early-stage exploration drilling
Ecuador’s Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources says holders of mining concessions can now drill on early-phase exploration projects in the country. Previously, drilling was only permitted during the advanced exploration phase and required an environmental licence. Under the…
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LITHIUM: Case Lake bench scale tests underway says Power Metals
ONTARIO – Vancouver-based Power Metals and its 20% partner MGX Minerals have sent a 10-km sample of core for testing from the Case Lake lithium project 130 km northeast of Timmins. Bench-scale metallurgical tests of the spodumene rich material are…
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ZINC-LEAD: Cantex drills massive sulphides at North Rackla claims
YUKON – Cantex Mine Development Corp. of Kelowna, B.C., says both of the two initial holes drilled into the discovery outcrop at its North Rackla claims intersected a massive sulphide zone that has a strike of at least 3 km.…
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TESTING: Waterloo researchers find better way to determine integrity of metal parts
WATERLOO, Ont. – Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found a better way to identify atomic structures, an essential step in improving materials selection in the aviation, construction and automotive industries. The findings of the study could result in…
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ENERGY: Schneider Electric and REV collaborate to provide solutions for western Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Schneider Electric Canada, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, is enhancing its collaboration with REV, an electrical solutions provider based in Calgary, to provide cutting edge holistic solutions to meet customer demands. REV offers flexible,…
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Klondex spinoff Havilah Mining begins trading
With Hecla Mining‘s (NYSE: HL) takeover of Klondex Mines now completed, the resulting Klondex spinoff company Havilah Mining (TSXV: HMC) has started trading as of July 25, with its primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. In a deal first announced on March…
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GOLD: Anaconda intersects 63.88 g/t over 1.0 metre at Goldboro
NOVA SCOTIA – Toronto-based Anaconda Mining has received the final assays from its 11,588-metre diamond drilling program at the Goldboro gold project. Drilling began in October 2017 at the property 175 km northeast of Halifax. Two holes targeted extensions of…
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GOLD: Nighthawk files resource update for Colomac project at Indin Lake
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Nighthawk Gold Corp. of Toronto has filed an updated mineral resource report for its Colomac gold project on the Indin Lake property. The Colomac mine operated between 1990 and 1992 and again from 1994 to 1997. A…
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GOLD: Rock falls cut mining rate for Kalgoorlie Super Pit
AUSTRALIA – Two rock falls within 12 hours last May at the Kalgoorlie Super Pit 700 km east of Perth are going to put a dent in both owners 2018 gold guidance. The mine is a 50:50 joint venture of…
