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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

Lake Shore steps into the M&A fray with Temex bid

VANCOUVER — Ontario-focused Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) has been one of the better turn around stories over the past year, and the company is now looking to put its reinvigorated capital strength towards...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2015 | 4:12 pm

GOLD: High grades let Integra expand drill program to 90,000 metres

QUEBEC – Integra Gold Corp. of Vancouver has decided to expand the drilling program to 90,000 metres at the Lamaque South gold project near Val d'Or. So far 49,650 metres have been completed. High grades – up to 98.83 g/t Au –...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2015 | 4:13 pm

GOLD: Harte signs milling agreement with Barrick for Sugar Zone bulk sample

ONTARIO – Harte Gold Corp. of Toronto is taking Sugar Zone gold deposit 25 km north of White River closer to production. The company has signed a term sheet for a gold loan of up to US$6-mllion, a tentative milling contract for the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2015 | 4:11 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Silver Standard and Wildcat Exploration

Silver Standard Resources of Vancouver will name Paul Benson its president and CEO on July 31 when John Smith retires from those responsibilities. A veteran of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Benson was most recently CEO of Troy Resources.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2015 | 4:10 pm

VALVES: CGIS call for official ‘severe service’ designation

VANCOUVER – CG Industrial Specialties called for the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) to officially adopt the "severe service valve" as a new category specific designation, to increase quality assurance for mission critical...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2015 | 4:09 pm

Lithium Americas, Western Lithium eye strategic merger

VANCOUVER — On June 30 juniors Western Lithium (TSX: WLC; US-OTC: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) announced a strategic business combination agreement the companies hope will create a "leading lithium...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2015 | 4:06 pm

OIL SANDS: Suncor to test in situ RF recovery without steam

ALBERTA – Suncor Energy of Calgary plans to test a means of in situ bitumen recovery using radio frequency (RF) waves rather than steam. The new technology will be tested at the Dover site, north of Fort McMurray.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 15, 2015 | 4:11 pm

GOLD: Richmont to extend life of Beaufor mine

QUEBEC – Richmont Mines of Montreal has decided to develop the deeper Q zone at the Beaufor gold mine 27 km northeast of Val d'Or. The decision will extend the mine life at least two years, through 2017.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 15, 2015 | 4:09 pm

ENVIRONMENT: Canada names TEK experts to trilateral commission

OTTAWA – Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and the Arctic Council has named five aboriginal people with traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to join American and Mexican...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 15, 2015 | 4:08 pm

MEASURING: First precise, real time specific gravity device available from MPV Tech

ORLANDO, Florida - MPV Tech has cracked the case! An accurate, real time solution for density measurements of a slurry has been a necessity in the mining industry for years. MPV Tech aims to provide this solution with a piece of equipment...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 15, 2015 | 4:06 pm

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