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GOLD: Maple expands Douay targets with IP survey
QUEBEC – An induced polarization (IP) survey completed at Maple Gold’s 355-sq.-km Douay gold project has expanded the 531 Zone target area and identified a new and undrilled target over 600 metres of strike. In addition, one of two holes…
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GOLD: Alamos to acquire Island Gold royalty for $75M
TORONTO – Alamos Gold has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 3% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on production from four claims at its Island Gold mine in Ontario for $75 million, reducing its company-wide…
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SOFTWARE: AI-powered Prospector platform to facilitate mining investment
FLORIDA – The newly launched Prospector platform uses technology to increase access to information and capital for the mining industry. Its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline publicly available technical information. Founded by Emily King, a geologist…
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ORE SORTING: Tomra technology improves chromite recoveries in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – With a rise in chrome demand driven by China’s stainless steel industry, South Africa, the world’s leading producer of chrome and ferrochrome, is struggling with rising costs at its operations as larger-scale mines are developed. These larger…
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HAULAGE: ASI to supply Roy Hill mine with autonomous truck solution
AUSTRALIA – ASI Mining has signed a subcontract with Epiroc to supply its autonomous truck solution to the Roy Hill mine in Western Australia. In February, Epiroc signed a contract with Roy Hill to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution…
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Euro Manganese queues up customers for Czech facility
As Euro Manganese (TSXV: EMN) advances feasibility studies at its wholly owned Chvaletice manganese project about 90 km east of Prague in the Czech Republic, it has also been lining up potential customers for planned output from its demonstration plant, which is…
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GOLD: Iamgold employee tests positive for Covid-19
TORONTO – Canada’s Iamgold is closing its Toronto office for one week after one of its employees tested positive for Covid-19. In a media statement, the miner said that the employee was last in the Toronto office on Mar. 6, and is…
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ZINC-COPPER: Foran tables PFS for McIlvenna Bay
SASKATCHEWAN – A pre-feasibility study (PFS) released by Foran Mining for its wholly owned McIlvenna Bay project suggests a 3,600 t/d underground mine with on-site processing and tailings storage and the shipping of copper and zinc concentrates to offsite smelters.…
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MINING PEOPLE: Asanko, Compass Gold, Ivanhoe, Premier Gold Mines, Unigold
David Sidoo resigned as a director of Advantage Lithium; Sidoo was a founding shareholder of the company. Gordon Guiboche resigned as a director of Anglo-Bomarc Mines. John Lee Wong has been appointed the company’s president and to its board. Paul…
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GOLD: Wesdome grows production at Eagle River; advances Kiena
TORONTO – Last year, Wesdome Gold Mines increased production at its Eagle River complex in northern Ontario by 28% to 91,688 oz. gold while decreasing cash costs by 9% to US$621 (C$825) per oz. The company also increased reserves at Eagle…
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GOLD: O3 grows Bulldog at depth within Central Cadillac
QUEBEC – Q3 Mining has released the results of four holes completed at the Alpha property within its Central Cadillac group of holdings. Of the four holes reported in the most recent release, three are from the Bulldog zone which…
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An affordable cloud ERP solution is now available for junior mines
For any organization with heavy assets, the search for enterprise resource management (ERP) software can be challenging. There are sophisticated requirements at play and heavy costs associated with new systems. And when a mine is trying to maximize investment benefit…
