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OFF-ROAD WASH: MobyDick system removes dirt in minutes

SWITZERLAND – Raw materials have been extracted from Rio Tinto's Boron mine (the world’s largest borax mine) in California for almost 100 years. Because management was increasingly faced with the problem of the extreme dirt on...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2015 | 4:15 pm

MINING PEOPLE: AEMERA, Aumund Fordertechnik, Pan American Silver, and St Andrew Goldfields

The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) of Edmonton has invited six international recognized experts to create a science advisory panel. They are Dr. Jill Baron (chair), Dr. John Giesy, Dr. Joanne...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2015 | 4:13 pm

Otterburn’s K92 picks up Barrick’s Kainantu mine

Measures taken by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) to divest non-core assets, chip away at debt and focus on five cornerstone mines in the Americas are benefiting juniors like Otterburn Resources (TSXV: OBN).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2015 | 4:11 pm

M&A OUTLOOK: PwC reviews 2014, sees tough times ahead

TORONTO – Pricewaterhouse Coopers has published its annual look at mergers and acquisitions among metals producers, "Metals Deals: Forging Ahead 2015 outlook and 2014 review." Not surprisingly the report finds that the total deal value in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2015 | 4:16 pm

DIAMONDS: Peregrine updates CH-6 kimberlite inferred resource

NUNAVUT – Peregrine Diamonds of Vancouver has filed an updated 43-101 report for its Chidliak and adjacent Qilaq diamond projects 120 km northeast of Iqaluit. The report supports a 15% increase of the inferred resource of the CH-6...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2015 | 4:15 pm

COPPER-ZINC: Puma drills 10.1% Zn in new VMS system

NEW BRUNSWICK – Drilling done last year by Puma Exploration of Rimouski, QC, has intersected a high grade zinc lens at its Turgeon volcanogenic massive sulphide project in the northern part of the province.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2015 | 4:13 pm

GOLD: Canarc signs deal to take New Polaris through feasibility and permitting

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver's Canarc Resource Corp. has signed a $10-million pre-development and earn-in agreement for its New Polaris gold project 100 km south of Atlin. The project is in the advanced exploration stage, and a subsidiary...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2015 | 4:11 pm

Hall of Fame welcomes four industry giants

The 27th annual induction ceremony of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame held at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in mid-January featured three eminent and serially successful geologists from western and eastern Canada, plus one of the most astute...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2015 | 4:10 pm

GOLD: Lake Shore cuts thick, high grades at 144 Gap zone

ONTARIO – Lake Shore Gold of Toronto has the results of the final holes drilled last year in the 144 Gap zone near Timmins, and has outlined a promising high grade mineralized area over a 250-metre vertical height, 75 to 100 metres wide...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 24, 2015 | 4:24 pm

GOLD: Temex achieves 98% recovery on Whitney sample

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Temex Resources says the results of metallurgical tests carried out on material from its Whitney high grade gold project are excellent.

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

ENVIRONMENT: ICMM issues guide to catchment based water management

LONDON, UK – The International Council on Mining and Metals has published a comprehensive new approach to managing water around mines. "Practical guide to catchment based water management" offers a collaborative approach to water...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 24, 2015 | 4:21 pm

AWARD: BBA honoured for work at Raglan mine

MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Quebec – On Feb. 3, 2014, BBA received an Énergia honourable mention in the category of industrial or manufacturing processes with $5 million or more in energy costs per year. BBA successfully optimized the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 24, 2015 | 4:19 pm

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