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GOLD: Metallurgical tests from North Lake are positive, says MAS Gold
SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based MAS Gold Corp. has released more positive results from early metallurgical work on composite drill core samples from the North Lake gold deposit in the La Ronge gold belt. Blue Coast Research conducted preliminary flotation tests,…
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REE: Rare earths to be extracted at former coal mine
ILLINOIS – Toronto-based Avalon Advanced Materials signed a binding Letter of intent with Coal Strategy Advisors (CSA) to earn up to a 50% interest in the Will Scarlett rare earths recovery project, located near Marion. Will Scarlett is a closed…
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GOLD: Iamgold reports initial 3.2M-oz inferred resource at Nelligan project
QUEBEC – Iamgold Corp. of Toronto reports the first resources numbers – with 3.2 million oz. of gold – at its Nelligan joint venture project 60 km southwest of Chibougamau. The project is owned 51% and operated by Iamgold, and…
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BASE METALS: DeepGreen makes run at seafloor mining
VANCOUVER – DeepGreen Metals intends to be the world’s first zero tailings miner by retrieving polymetallic base metal nodules from the seafloor. In lab tests the nuggets have been treated with calcination and smelting techniques that produced iron-rich alloy nuggets…
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URANIUM: Positive ISR test at Denison’s Wheeler River
SASKATCHEWAN – Denison Mines of Toronto says the test results of in situ recovery of uranium from the Wheeler River project are positive. Denison is the 90% owner and operator of the project located in the eastern part of the…
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TESTING: SGS launches FAST solutions for the mineral industry
TORONTO – SGS Canada is launching a new service for the metals and mining industry, Field Analytical Services and Testing (FAST), in North America and Australia. FAST provides real-time data acquisition in the field by pairing portable instrumentation and machine…
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GRAPHITE: Nouveau Monde to build demonstration plant
QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde Graphite of Montreal is making plans to build a demonstration plant in the community of Saint-Michel-des-Saints 130 km north of Montreal. The plant will treat material from the West zone of the Matawinie project. Beginning in…
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GOLD: Nighthawk reports recoveries up to 96.5% for Colomac sample
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Toronto-based Nighthawk Gold Corp. reports that gold recoveries up to 96.5% have been achieved during preliminary metallurgical testing of material from the Colomac project. The property is about 220 km northwest of Yellowknife, in the Indin Lake…
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COPPER-ZINC: Good recoveries on Bigstone samples says Foran
SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based Foran Mining Corp. says the results of metallurgical tests are positive on samples from the Bigstone copper-zinc deposit in the Hanson Lake Camp, about 25 km southwest of the company’s McIlvenna Bay project and 85 km west…
