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MINING PEOPLE: Dalradian, Luna Gold, Primero, Sabina Gold & Silver, Suncor, and True North Gems

Toronto-based Dalradian Resources has named Eric Tremblay to the post of COO, effective March 16, 2015. He is currently general manager at the Canadian Malartic gold mine. Stephen Barnes also joins the company as environment manager. Barnes is...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 5, 2015 | 4:00 pm

GOLD: Lundin wastes no time at Fruta del Norte, names engineering team

ECUADOR – Vancouver's Lundin Gold is wasting no time since its acquisition of the Fruta del Norte large, high grade, undeveloped gold project late last year. The company has assembled a team of highly skilled engineering firms that will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 5, 2015 | 3:55 pm

Roxgold lands final permit at Yaramoko

Violent protests in Burkina Faso that forced strongman Blaise Compaoré to resign his presidency in November after ruling the country for 27 years was just one of the uncertainties Roxgold (TSXV: ROG) faced in advancing its 100%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 5, 2015 | 3:53 pm

ECONOMY: MAC looks to challenging year ahead

OTTAWA – The long term outlook is positive, says the Mining Association of Canada, but this year will be a challenging one. MAC has made the forecast as it releases its annual look at the Canadian mining industry, Mining Facts and Figures...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2015 | 4:28 pm

URANIUM: Denison shares high grades from Mann Lake and Wheeler River

SASKATCHEWAN – Toronto-based Denison Mines has already reported winter drilling success at two of its joint ventures – Mann Lake and Wheeler River – near the MacArthur River mine on the east side of the Athabasca Basin....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2015 | 4:21 pm

PHOSPHATE: Arianne shaves costs for Lac-a-Paul project

QUEBEC – Arianne Phosphate of Chicoutimi, QC, continues to cut costs at its Lac-a-Paul phosphate-titanium project near Lac-St-Jean. So far the company has identified savings of US$4.26 per tonne for phosphate concentrate.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2015 | 4:19 pm

WATER: Veolia deliver process equipment for K+S Potash’s Legacy project

SASKATCHEWAN – The major process equipment for K+S Potash Canada’s Legacy project has been delivered to the job site. This process equipment, HPD® Crystallization Technology from Veolia, will purify and produce up to 2 million...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2015 | 4:13 pm

Mongolia convicts three former SouthGobi employees of tax evasion; sentenced to five years in prison

Three former employees of SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ) including a U.S. citizen will be spending the next five years behind bars after a Mongolian court found them guilty of tax evasion.

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

DIAMONDS: Mountain Province offered $370M loan for Gahcho Ku

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver's Mountain Province Diamonds has been approved for a US$370-million term loan facility for continuing work at the Gahcho Kué diamond project near Lac des Gras. (De Beers Canada is the 51% owner and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 3, 2015 | 4:18 pm

RARE EARTH: Search scales up REO process

VANCOUVER – Search Minerals and its subsidiary Alterra Resources have successfully scaled up the company's proprietary direct extraction process and produced a high grade rare earth elements (REE) product with a purity of 98.9% rare earth...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 3, 2015 | 4:16 pm

TRUCK: New Loadpro X60 comes with fuel efficient Cat components

AUSTRALIA – There's a new haul truck on the block – the Loadpro X60 – developed in direct response to mining and other off-road customer requirements. It fills the gap where currently available trucks have problems and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 3, 2015 | 4:14 pm

Baja Mining’s Boleo plant produces first copper

When Tom Ogryzlo replaced John Greenslade as head of Baja Mining (TSXV: BAJ) in May 2012, the company and its then 70% owned copper-cobalt-zinc Boleo project in Mexico were in freefall – reeling from hundreds of millions of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 3, 2015 | 4:13 pm

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