Canadian Mining Journal Staff, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

CSR: Oxfam measures mining, oil & gas FPIC performance

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report from international relief and development organization Oxfam finds that the number of mining companies with commitments to "free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) has almost tripled since 2012. The 2015...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:10 pm

COPPER: First Quantum amends Cobre Panama technical report

PANAMA – First Quantum Minerals has filed an amended 43-101 for its Cobre Panama copper project in Colón Province. Small clarifications were added, but the basic outline remains the same.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:08 pm

SOFTWARE: Geovia Surpac 6.7 offers better block modeling and resource estimation

VANCOUVER - Dassault Systèmes released the latest version of GEOVIA Surpac, the world’s most popular geology and mine planning software, earlier this month. Surpac 6.7 features design improvements for grade estimation and vast...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:07 pm

Canada’s Energy and Mines Ministers meet amid downturn

VANCOUVER — On July 20 Canadian federal, provincial and territorial energy and mines ministers gathered in Halifax, NS, for the 72nd annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference (EMMC). The event comes at a time when the mining...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:06 pm

URANIUM: Commission says “not now” to uranium mining in Quebec

QUEBEC – Having finished public hearings on the subject, Quebec's Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) committee says there are too many unanswered technical questions about uranium mining to allow it to proceed in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 4:02 pm

GOLD: Wesdome’s 300 West lens development at Eagle River returns 57 g/t

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines is uncovering very high grades as it drives a development drift to the 300 West lens of its Eagle River gold mine at Wawa. Work returned 57.22 g/t Au with an average width of 1.60 metres over a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 4:01 pm

SOFTWARE: Dumas chooses COGEP’s Guide Ti for maintenance management

QUEBEC CITY - COGEP’s maintenance software, Guide Ti, is the choice of Dumas Mine Contracting of Toronto. Guide Ti™ will help Dumas increase the value it derives from its large fleet of equipment.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 4:00 pm

Calibre Mining advances Nicaraguan projects

For a junior exploration company with shares trading at just 12¢, Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is making pretty decent headway at its projects in Nicaragua.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 3:58 pm

CHROME: KWG boosts Koper Lake resource to 85.9M tonnes

ONTARIO – KWG Resources of Toronto has filed an updated 43-101 report for its Koper Lake chromite project in the Ring of Fire. Inferred resources now stand at an estimated 85.9 million tonnes grading 34.5% Cr2O3 (20% cut-off). The tonnage...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2015 | 4:17 pm

COPPER-GOLD: Rambler completes LFZ pre-feasibility at Ming mine

NEWFOUNDLAND – Rambler Metals and Mining of Baie Verte, NL, has completed a pre-feasibility study that integrates the Lower Footwall zone mineral resource into the Ming copper-gold mine plan. The study defined a staged, low capital...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2015 | 4:16 pm

GOLD: Barrick releases 2014 corporate responsibility report

TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corp. has released its annual report on its corporate social responsibility activities around the globe.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2015 | 4:15 pm

GOLD: First Liberian gold producer, New Liberty reaches nameplate capacity

LIBERIA – The first Liberian gold producer in recent history, the New Liberty mine owned by Aureus Mining of Britain 100 km northwest of Monrovia, has reached nameplate capacity. The first gold was poured in May 2015, and the plant has...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2015 | 4:14 pm

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