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NICKEL: Charges laid in deaths at Lockerby mine in 2014

ONTARIO – The Ontario Ministry of Labour has laid a total of 13 charges in the May 6, 2014, deaths of Marc Methe, 34, and Norm Bisaillon, 49, in the underground Lockerby nickel-copper mine near Sudbury.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2015 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Exploration plans at 144 and Bell Creek grow for 2015

ONTARIO – Toronto's Lake Shore Gold Corp. has boosted its 2015 exploration program near Timmins with expanded exploration at the 144 Gap zone, a new program at the 144 Trend, and new underground exploration at the Bell Creek complex....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2015 | 4:12 pm

PUMP: New high capacity Multitec models from KSB

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – KSB has extended the range of its Multitec family of pumps for the Canadian market with new high capacity models that deliver flow rates of up to 850 m3/h and delivered heads as high as 390 metres. The new models...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2015 | 4:10 pm

Columbus Gold to launch $20M exploration and development program

Over the next 12 months, Columbus Gold (TSXV: CGT), a small junior with a market cap of just $64 million, will oversee the investment of $20 million on exploration and development at its two gold projects, Eastside in Nevada and Paul...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2015 | 4:09 pm

MOLYBDENUM: Alloycorp tightens controls at Kitsault project

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Alloycorp Mining of Toronto is making changes to the engineering and construction of its Avanti Kitsault molybdenum project in order to control capital costs and improve project efficiencies. The project, operated by...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 30, 2015 | 4:30 pm

SILVER: Alexco reveals larger resource at Keno Hill

YUKON – Alexco Resource Corp. of Vancouver has released new resource numbers showing a 10% over-all increase for its properties in the Keno Hill Silver District 330 km north of Whitehorse. Tonnage at the Flame and Moth deposit was up 17%,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 30, 2015 | 4:28 pm

GOLD: New Marathon numbers support 30% increase of Valentine indicated resource

NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto-based Marathon Gold Corp. says the recently discovered Marathon deposit adds an extra 30% to the indicated resource at the Valentine gold project 55 km south of Buchans. As it now stands, the indicated category...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 30, 2015 | 4:27 pm

GOLD: Aroland signs onto agreement for Hardrock project

ONTARIO – The Aroland First Nation and TCP General Partnership Corp. have signed a relationship agreement to support the on-going efforts to create a joint process to development the Hardrock gold project near Geraldton. TCP is the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 30, 2015 | 4:25 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Eastmain, Manitou Gold, Lake Shore, Noront, and Vale

Dr. John Hansuld has been named lead director at Toronto-based Eastmain Resources. He is a member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, as well as being the Northern Miner's Mining Man of the Year, the PDAC Developer of the Year, and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 30, 2015 | 4:21 pm

Kivalliq, Roughrider see promise outside the Athabasca

VANCOUVER — Excitement is building over uranium deposits outside the prolific Athabasca basin. And joint venture partners Kivalliq Energy (TSXV: KIV; US-OTC: KVLQF) and Roughrider Exploration (TSXV: REL) are hoping to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 30, 2015 | 4:19 pm

COMMENT: High pay fuels shareholder unrest at Barrick meeting

Just as it did two years ago, high executive salaries and benefits raised the ire of Barrick Gold shareholders at the annual general meeting held April 28 in Toronto. At the center of both occasions were the extraordinary compensation of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 29, 2015 | 4:15 pm

URANIUM: Fission raises $20M for PLS exploration

SASKATCHEWAN – Fission Uranium Corp. of Kelowna, BC, has completed a bought deal financing for gross proceeds of $20.01 million. The company issued 13.34 million flow-through shares plus another 1.74 million as an overallotment at a price...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 29, 2015 | 4:14 pm

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