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TRANSPARENCY: Norton Rose offers checklist for disclosure

MONTREAL – The Canadian Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act came into effect on June 1, 2015. It requires Canadian resource companies operating offshore to follow certain rules in order to fight corruption. It differs from...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2015 | 4:15 pm

STUDY: Legal and economic uncertainty in Yukon

VANCOUVER – The legal certainty established by modern land claim agreements in Yukon – once seen as an advantage in attracting new investment – is now being undermined by Canadian courts, according to a new study released...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2015 | 4:13 pm

Goldcorp stays positive on Eleonore gold mine

Goldcorp (TSX:G; NYSE: GG) highlights the potential at its Eleonore gold mine in northern Quebec, despite recently lowering the project’s 2015 production forecast, partly due to higher than expected mining dilution.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2015 | 4:12 pm

URANIUM: Cigar Lake start-up celebrated

SASKATCHEWAN – Partners Cameco Corp. of Saskatoon and Areva Canada celebrated the official opening of the Cigar Lake uranium mine and revamped McClean Lake mill on Sept. 23, 2015. The mine site is 660 km north of Saskatoon.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:29 pm

COPPER-GOLD: High grade massive sulphides drilled at Talbot property

MANITOBA – Solvista Gold Corp. of Toronto reports high grade massive sulphides have been intersected during drilling at the Talbot copper-gold-zinc property in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt. The property is owned by Hudbay...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:28 pm

CYANIDE DETOX: Gekko system commissioned at Phoenix project

ONTARIO – The Gekko cyanide detoxification plant at the Phoenix gold project of Toronto-based Rubicon Minerals Corp. has been commissioned and accepted by the mining company. The project lies in the Red Lake Gold Camp, and the first gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:27 pm

DRIVERLESS VEHICLES: Autonomous Solutions unveils test track for unmanned vehicles

PETERSBORO, Utah – Autonomous Solutions has completed the expansion of facilities involving its unmanned vehicle test track. This expansion includes a tripling of the test tracks and the creation of more realistic urban scenarios with the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:26 pm

Integra takes Sigma-Lamaque to the global stage

VANCOUVER — Integra Gold’s (TSX-V: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) historical dataset for the former Sigma-Lamaque gold mines, at the town of Val d’Or, QC, has been cast open to the masses and the rush is now on for challengers...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2015 | 4:24 pm

CONSENT: Boreal Council issues report on aboriginal consent

OTTAWA – A new report prepared by the Boreal Leadership Council suggests ways to secure the free and prior consent (FPIC) of indigenous people before beginning development projects in Canada.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:21 pm

NICKEL: KGHM puts McCreedy West mine on care and maintenance Oct. 1

ONTARIO – KGHM International of Toronto says low metal prices are forcing it to put its McCreedy West nickel mine on care and maintenance by Oct. 1, 2015. The mine is located near Sudbury.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:20 pm

REPORT: NOAMI performance update

OTTAWA – Natural Resources Canada has issued the 2009-15 performance report for the National Orphaned and Abandoned Mines Initiative. NOAMI was created in 2001 to build a national database of abandoned mines, gather community...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:19 pm

GOLD: Agnico updates Mexican exploration success

MEXICO – Toronto-based Agnico Eagle Mines is enjoying continued exploration success at three of its Mexican gold properties.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2015 | 4:17 pm

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