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TRAINING: SPOT from Immersive Technologies improves plant productivity

PERTH, Australia – Immersive Technologies has released a new training solution for process plant operator training. SPOT™ – simulated process operations training – maximizes plant uptime and throughput, improves safety...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 11, 2015 | 4:12 pm

Attention: former Northern Miner staff and long-time subscribers

In the lead up to TNM's 100th anniversary celebration issue to be released in May 2015, we are gathering reminiscences from past writers, other employees and loyal readers to include in the issue.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 11, 2015 | 4:07 pm

GOLD: Timmins Gold meets 2014 guidance on ounces and costs

VANCOUVER – Timmins Gold Corp. can't help but be pleased with a year that met guidance figures both on the number of ounces produced and the cash costs per ounce. In 2014 the company sold 121,441 oz of gold (up 2.5%) and 85,252 oz of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2015 | 3:57 pm

DIAMONDS: Peregrine outlines new zone in CH-7 kimberlite

NUNAVUT – Peregrine Diamonds of Vancouver reports that its resource development program at the Chidliak diamond project on Baffin Island has identified a new geologic domain within the CH-7 kimberlite. The new zone contains some of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2015 | 3:55 pm

GOLD: B2Gold’s new Otjikoto mine goes commercial ahead of schedule

NAMIBIA – Vancouver-based B2Gold Corp. has reached commercial production at its open pit Otjikoto gold mine ahead of schedule at the end of February 2015. The company says the ramp up continues ahead of budget, as well.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2015 | 3:54 pm

CONVEYING: Aumund belt bucket elevator suits particle sizes to 80 mm

GERMANY – Bucket elevators are playing a standard equipment role in the bulk material conveying technology wherever vertical conveying is involved. In more than 30 years, Aumund continuously refined the bucket elevator technology and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2015 | 3:51 pm

Royal Nickel could be takeover target, analyst says

Royal Nickel Corp. (TSX: RNX) is an attractive takeover candidate, mining analyst Nik Rasskazovskiy of independent investment dealer Salman Partners contends in a recent research note.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2015 | 3:49 pm

SILVER: Banks Island Gold sells Yellow Giant silver stream

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver's Banks Island Gold has signed a binding letter of intent with SilverStream SEZC for the silver stream from its Golden Giant gold project on Banks Island. The deal is worth US$1.5 million.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 9, 2015 | 3:46 pm

GOLD: Output up at Atna’s Pinson mine

NEVADA – Atna Resources of Golden, CO, has added a second shift of miners at its Pinson gold mine near Winnemucca. The change, made in January, has pushed ore output up to 200 t/d with an average grade of 10.7 g/t Au. A total of 2,600 oz...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 9, 2015 | 3:44 pm

GOLD: West Kirkland improves recovery for Hasbrouck deposit

NEVADA – As part of the prefeasibility work, West Kirkland Mining of Vancouver reports that using high pressure grinding rolls on material from the Hasbrouck deposit boosted heap leach recovery to 72.6% from 60% from earlier tests using...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 9, 2015 | 3:43 pm

Mick Davis’ X2 Resources poised for launch after US$5.6B raise

VANCOUVER – A dearth in the availability of traditional equity financing has led to the rise of specialist, mining related investment funds, and there looks to be another major player taking the field. In early March newly minted private...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 9, 2015 | 3:41 pm

DIAMONDS: Stornoway begins pre-stripping at Renard

QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal reported on March 5 that pre-stripping has begun for the Renard 2-Renard 3 open pit at the Renard diamond project. Renard, located 350 km north of Chibougamau in the James Bay region, will be...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2015 | 4:09 pm

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