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ZINC-LEAD: NorZinc receives draft road permits for Prairie Creek project
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – NorZinc of Vancouver has received the draft permits for an all-season road to its Prairie Creek zinc-lead project 200 km west of Fort Simpson. The permits were issued by the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board.Preview (opens…
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COPPER-GOLD: Sun Metals expands 421 zone at Stardust
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Recent drilling at Sun Metals’ Stardust project in north-central B.C. confirms the continuity and strength of mineralization at the project’s 421 zone, the company says. The junior reported intervals of up to 58 metres grading 2.49% copper,…
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GOLD: Iamgold reports assays from Nelligan project
QUEBEC – Toronto-based Iamgold Corp. has announced the remaining assays from the Nelligan joint venture gold project 60 km south of Chibougamau. The project is owned and operated 51% by Iamgold, and the remaining 49% belongs to Vanstar Mining Resources.…
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GOLD: Asset sales continue at Barrick Gold
TORONTO – In discussing its second quarter results, Barrick Gold slipped in two very interesting bits of information. First, president and CEO Mark Bristow said the company is seeking a buyer for the 50% of the Kalgoorlie gold mine –…
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FLOTATION: Eriez explains innovative two-stage StackCell
DELTA, B.C. – Eric Wasmund, global managing director of Eriez’ Flotation Division, is presenting a paper about the innovative StackCell two-stage flotation cell as part of the technical program at Copper 2019. Copper 2019 is part of the Conference of…
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Key mining figure added to TNM Leaders — David Garofalo
The former president and CEO of Goldcorp sits down with The Northern Miner to answer questions about work ethics, time management, decisiveness and other insightful topics. Learn more at The Northern Miner.
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COPPER-GOLD: Jaxon Mining completes phase one exploration at Red Springs
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Jaxon Mining announced on July 13 the discovery of three large outcrops of disseminated sulphides in porphyritic intrusions, as part of the company’s first phase of fieldwork at the Red Springs copper-gold porphyry complex near Smithers. “The discovery…
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IRON ORE: Champion ships 10-millionth tonne from Bloom Lake
QUEBEC – Champion Iron of Montreal says its 63.2% owned subsidiary Quebec Iron Ore has shipped its 10th million tonne of high grade iron concentrate from the Bloom Lake project near Fermont through the Port of Sept-Iles. The concentrate grades…
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GOLD: Barrick has strong Q2, sees annual production at top of guidance
TORONTO – Barrick Gold dropped its Q2 numbers on Aug. 12 with gains in revenue, net earnings, as well as production of both gold and copper. Even all-in sustaining costs, which at $869 per oz. of gold, were up 5%…
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GOLD: Spanish Mountain pleases with excellent met test results
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Spanish Mountain Gold has the results of the latest metallurgical tests for its Spanish Mountain project 70 km northeast of Williams Lake. The results were in line with earlier test results. Tests were performed on the…
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GOLD-SILVER: Pacific Bay cuts 2 g/t Au, 13.71 g/t Ag at Weaver Lake
BRITISH COLUMBIA – With the results from the first hole drilled last year at the Weaver Lake gold property, Vancouver-based Pacific Bay Minerals is encouraged that it assayed 2.00 g/t gold and 13.71 g/t silver over a core length of…
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DIAMONDS: Lucara results highlight difficult market
BOTSWANA – Despite higher production, Lucara Diamond saw lower revenue in its second quarter than the same period a year earlier, highlighting a difficult environment for diamond miners. Lucara reported net earnings of US$700,000 for the quarter on revenue of…
