COMMENT: One in 10 gold mines losing money
That's a headline guaranteed to make any gold bug sit up and take notice. What individuals think this means remains ripe for discussion.
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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DIAMONDS: Continued success for Kennady in NWT
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Kennady Diamonds of Toronto continues with delineation-infill drilling at its Kennady North diamond property next to the Gahcho Kué mine, and the results are more than encouraging.
MINING PEOPLE: Barrick, GeoMegA, Premier Gold, and Viscount Mining
Ned Goodman has resigned from the Barrick Gold board of directors. The Toronto-based company says he intends to focus on a new business venture in resources and other hard assets.
ENGINEERING: Lapointe bringing northern BC expertise to Hatch
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Lapointe Engineering, a strong northern British Columbia multidisciplinary engineering firm, is joining Hatch, one of Canada’s leading employee-owned professional services firms with operations globally. Lapointe...
Commentary: Fulfilling CSR goals without violating anti-corruption laws
CSR [corporate social responsibility] and anti-corruption initiatives are often approached differently both conceptually and within companies, yet they are linked. CSR considers the economic, social and environmental impacts of a...
GOLD: Gabriel files for international arbitration against Romania
TORONTO – Gabriel Resources, owner of the stalled Rosia Montana gold project in which it holds 80.69% in Romania, has filed a request for arbitration in the matter before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mining People: Super Copper, Oroco Resources, Centerra Gold, REalloys, Bathurst Metals, Thunder Gold
Management changes announced this week: Andean Precious Metals advised Yohann Bouchard and the company have mutually agreed to part ways. To support […]