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URANIUM: Cigar Lake start-up celebrated

SASKATCHEWAN – Partners Cameco Corp. of Saskatoon and Areva Canada celebrated the official opening of the Cigar Lake uranium mine and revamped McClean Lake mill on Sept. 23, 2015. The mine site is 660 km north of Saskatoon.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:29 pm

COPPER-GOLD: High grade massive sulphides drilled at Talbot property

MANITOBA – Solvista Gold Corp. of Toronto reports high grade massive sulphides have been intersected during drilling at the Talbot copper-gold-zinc property in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt. The property is owned by Hudbay...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:28 pm

CYANIDE DETOX: Gekko system commissioned at Phoenix project

ONTARIO – The Gekko cyanide detoxification plant at the Phoenix gold project of Toronto-based Rubicon Minerals Corp. has been commissioned and accepted by the mining company. The project lies in the Red Lake Gold Camp, and the first gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:27 pm

DRIVERLESS VEHICLES: Autonomous Solutions unveils test track for unmanned vehicles

PETERSBORO, Utah – Autonomous Solutions has completed the expansion of facilities involving its unmanned vehicle test track. This expansion includes a tripling of the test tracks and the creation of more realistic urban scenarios with the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:26 pm

Integra takes Sigma-Lamaque to the global stage

VANCOUVER — Integra Gold’s (TSX-V: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) historical dataset for the former Sigma-Lamaque gold mines, at the town of Val d’Or, QC, has been cast open to the masses and the rush is now on for challengers...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:24 pm

CONSENT: Boreal Council issues report on aboriginal consent

OTTAWA – A new report prepared by the Boreal Leadership Council suggests ways to secure the free and prior consent (FPIC) of indigenous people before beginning development projects in Canada.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:21 pm

NICKEL: KGHM puts McCreedy West mine on care and maintenance Oct. 1

ONTARIO – KGHM International of Toronto says low metal prices are forcing it to put its McCreedy West nickel mine on care and maintenance by Oct. 1, 2015. The mine is located near Sudbury.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:20 pm

REPORT: NOAMI performance update

OTTAWA – Natural Resources Canada has issued the 2009-15 performance report for the National Orphaned and Abandoned Mines Initiative. NOAMI was created in 2001 to build a national database of abandoned mines, gather community...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:19 pm

GOLD: Agnico updates Mexican exploration success

MEXICO – Toronto-based Agnico Eagle Mines is enjoying continued exploration success at three of its Mexican gold properties.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:17 pm

Sherritt moves to protect liquidity

Sherritt International's (TSX: S) president and CEO David Pathe did not mince words when he said the firm must take action to protect its balance sheet in order to withstand lower commodity prices at a time when “more than 60% of global...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:16 pm

GOLD: Detour Gold pours one millionth oz at Detour Lake

ONTARIO – Detour Gold Corp. of Toronto has poured its one millionth ounce of gold at the Detour Lake mine 185 m northeast of Cochrane. The first gold bar was poured less than three years ago, on Feb. 18, 2013, at the $1.45-billion project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 21, 2015 | 4:23 pm

OIL SANDS: Total E&P sells part of Fort Hills interest to Suncor

ALBERTA – Total E&P, an arm of the French petroleum producer, has agreed to sell a 10% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands project to Suncor Energy of Calgary for a reported $310 million. The $15-billion project 90 km north...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 21, 2015 | 4:22 pm

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