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BATTERIES: Li-Cycle marks first shipment of recycled battery material
TORONTO – Li-Cycle Corp. has reported its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material from its facility in Ontario. The shipment, made in December, contained key energy metals used in lithium-ion batteries, such as cobalt, nickel and lithium, in a…
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GOLD: G2 Goldfields steps out from W3 zone at Sandy Lake
ONTARIO – Explorer G2 Goldfields has released the results of four holes completed 400 metres west of the W3 discovery at its Sandy Lake project, located 225 km north of Red Lake. Drill highlights include: 7.54 metres of 1.13 g/t…
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EQUIPMENT: Metso screening media division partners with LSW Wear Parts
EASTERN CANADA – Metso’s North American aggregates distributor community is excited to welcome L.S.W. Wear Parts. L.S.W. is a second-generation, family-owned and operated business incorporated in 1993. The company is a major supplier of aftermarket parts to the mining, construction,…
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LOADER: Sandvik upgrades its largest electric loader
SWEDEN – Sandvik is preparing to deliver its renewed electric loader, the Sandvik LH625iE, for field testing to the Kiruna mine in northern Sweden. The unit to be tested is the 600th electric loader from Sandvik and is custom-designed for…
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Sierra Metals increases resource at Bolivar mine
Sierra Metals has updated the resource for its Bolivar underground mine in Chihuahua state, Mexico based on 13,698 metres of infill drilling and 41,553 metres of exploration drilling between November 2017 and September 2019. Bolivar’s indicated resources now stand at 11.63…
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RARE EARTHS: U.S. Geological Survey maps REE deposit in Mountain Pass region
CALIFORNIA – In a report published on the online journal Geosphere, scientists from the US Geological Survey mapped a rare earth element (REE) deposit of magmatic carbonatite located in the Mountain Pass region of the eastern Mojave Desert, some 97 km southwest of…
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GOLD: Banyan Gold extends Airstrip strike at Aurex-McQuesten
YUKON – Banyan Gold has released diamond drill results from the Airstrip target at its 92-sq.-km Aurex-McQuesten project which increase the zone’s strike length to over 1 km. Drill highlights include: 76.9 metres of 0.61 g/t gold starting at 3…
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GOLD: Newmont Goldcorp ups dividend by 79%
DENVER – In line with its commitment to return cash to shareholders, Newmont Goldcorp has announced a hefty 79% increase to its dividend to US$1.00 annually, effective upon approval in April. Alongside this increase, in December, the company announced plans…
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A look back at CMJ’s top stories of 2019
To start off 2020, we’ve compiled some of our most popular stories of 2019, as well as highlighting our choices for most interesting or important articles for the year. Top 5 most read 1. No. 1 Nutrien heads Top 40 list…
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SCREENING: Superior to premier new screen/wash plant
MINNESOTA – Superior Industries, a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, will showcase a newly configured portable wash plant during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 in Las Vegas. It’s one of a dozen new products the…
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GOLD: High grades continue for Ascot at Silver Coin
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The latest results from the Silver Coin deposit at Ascot Resources’ Premier gold project continue to intersect high-grade mineralization at this zone. Drill highlights include: 6.69 metres of 30.81 g/t gold; 3.2 metres of 28.96 g/t gold;…
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NorZinc hits permitting milestone on road to Prairie Creek
Since taking the reins at NorZinc in 2018, CEO Don MacDonald admits he has spent more time than he expected on permitting. But with all the major permits now in hand to put the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver project into production, he’s…
