Canadian Mining Journal Staff, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

POTASH: PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid

VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan is considering a mega deal for Germany's K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer business. The world's largest...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 30, 2015 | 12:00 pm

Commentary: Safety first for a new generation of Cree miners

“Working underground for me is like working in your basement for you.” That’s the first thing Marcelin Bruneau tells the 12 young Crees sitting in front of him. That gets their interest. “When I started mining in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2015 | 11:53 am

GOLD: Deep drilling gets good results

TORONTO: Centerra Gold Inc. and Premier Gold Mines Limited have just released the results of a diamond drill program comprised of 62 drill holes for a total of 17,428 metres at the Partnership's Hardrock Project on the Trans-Canada Property,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2015 | 7:00 am

PURCHASE: Labrador property changes hands

VANCOUVER: Search Minerals Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Alterra Resources Inc., announces the purchase from Great Western Minerals Group Ltd., its interest in the Red Wine Complex Property, located about 110km NE of Churchill Falls,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2015 | 7:00 am

MARINE TERMINAL: $35M project puts Port of Johnstown on the map for new business

JOHNSTOWN, Ontario: Port of Johnstown officials have revealed that its new wharf and infrastructure renewal project, valued at nearly $35M, is already attracting new business opportunities that could benefit Eastern Ontario’s economy.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2015 | 7:00 am

GOLD: Merger gets final court approval

TORONTO: Alamos Gold Inc. and AuRico Gold Inc. are pleased to announce that they have been granted final court approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) to combine the two companies.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2015 | 7:00 am

GOLD: Award offered for next big gold discovery

VANCOUVER: Integra Gold Corp. is giving the term "data mining" a whole new meaning with the launch of its Integra Gold Rush Challenge, a form of crowdsourcing it hopes will lead it to the next big gold discovery at its Sigma-Lamaque gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2015 | 7:00 am

PROCESSING: Innovations in place in preparation for plant design

MONTREAL: Argex Titanium Inc., a producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2), has just announced that it has completed work at its Valleyfield Technology Centre confirming key hydrometallurgical process innovations for the production of...