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GOLD: QMX reports bonanza 137+g/t at its Bevcon target
QUEBEC – QMX Gold Corp. reports very high grade drilling results from its Bevcon gold target – including a bonanza-worthy 137.5 g/t gold over 3.7 metres. Bevcon lies east of Val d’Or, 4 km southeast of the Bonnefond deposit and…
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RARE EARTHS: Drilling extends Defense Metals’ Wicheeda deposit
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Defense Metals Corp. has completed the 13 diamond drill holes of its summer program at its Wicheeda deposit near Prince George. All of the holes intersected visible rare earth element mineralization in dolomite-carbonatite rocks. The final…
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REGULATION: B.C. seeks input on Mining Act changes
The government of British Columbia is asking for public input on changes it is proposing to the province’s Mining Act. The proposed amendments, which are intended to improve regulation and oversight of mining in B.C. include: -Formally separating specific authorities…
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NEW TECHNOLOGY: Epiroc supplying EVs to Agnico’s Kittila mine
FINLAND – Less than a year after Epiroc’s launch of its new generation battery electric mining equipment, the company has won orders for those machines from customers in several countries including Finland, Australia and Canada. In Finland in the third…
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Bell Copper hunts porphyry system in Arizona
Tim Marsh likes to say that it took 150 drill holes to hit the high grade core of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposit that made the Mongolian discovery economic. That’s one of the reasons why the junior exploration…
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ALUMINUM: Rio Tinto now offering ASI certified aluminum across Canada
MONTREAL – Mining giant Rio Tinto Aluminium announced on Monday that it is now offering independently certified, responsibly produced aluminium from all of its Canadian operations, with the extension of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Chain of Custody certification to…
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URANIUM: New underground PFS cuts capex for Fission’s Triple R deposit at PLS
SASKATCHEWAN – Fission Uranium of Kelowna, B.C., says the results of the pre-feasibility study for on an underground only development represent a savings in both capex and construction time for the Triple R deposit compared to an earlier study of…
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CHROMITE: Noront chooses Algoma Steel, Hatch for Ring of Fire projects
ONTARIO – Noront Resources of Toronto has selected Hatch Ltd. and Algoma Steel to facilitate development of mines in the Ring of Fire and the associated. In making the announcement Noront president and CEO Alan Coutts called this a ‘made…
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GOLD: Newmont Goldcorp officially opens all-electric Borden mine
ONTARIO – The new all-electric Borden gold mine 9 km from Chapleau is officially open, following a ceremony attended by Denver-based Newmont Goldcorp officials and dignitaries from across the province. The company proudly says the mine features state-of-the-art health and…
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GOLD: Osisko Gold Royalties to take over Barkerville Gold Mines
MONTREAL – Osisko Gold Royalties and Barkerville Gold Mines have signed a definitive agreement allowing Osisko to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Barkerville. Osisko currently owns approximately 33% of Barkerville. Each Barkerville shareholder (excluding Osisko) will…
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SAFETY: New app from Fatigue Science tracks impact of sleep
VANCOUVER – Canadian software company Fatigue Science is launching Readi, a new scientifically validated mobile app that enables users to discover the true impact of sleep on their waking hours. Readi analyzes sleep data in order to predict the effects…
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Odds ‘n’ Sods: Surviving Soviet-style exploration
After the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe was a rich hunting ground for mineral exploration companies. In the mid-1990s, I was part of a small, enthusiastic team assembled by Anglo American under the banner of its subsidiary, Minorco.…
