Canadian Mining Journal Staff

DIAMONDS: Metis Nation signs impact benefit deal for Gahcho Kue

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – The NWT Metis Nation, De Beers Canada and Mountain Province Diamonds have signed an impact benefit agreement for the Gahcho Kue diamond mine 280 km northeast of Yellowknife. The project is a joint venture of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 15, 2014 | 3:50 pm

GOLD-COPPER: AuRico discovers new porphyry at Kemess East

BRITISH COLUMBIA – AuRico Gold of Toronto say its 2014 exploration drilling program delineated a new porphyry mineralized system at Kemess East, located 1.0 km east of the company's Kemess underground project 430 km northwest of Prince...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 15, 2014 | 3:48 pm

GOLD-ANTIMONY: Midas completes PFS for Stibnite project

IDAHO – Vancouver-based Midas Gold Corp. has completed a pre-feasibility study for its Stibnite gold project near McCall. Not only are the results of the study positive, the company says redevelopment of the brownfield site has the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 15, 2014 | 3:44 pm

SECURITY: Rousseau launches new electronic lock

ST-JEAN-PORT-JOLI, Quebec – For over 60 years, Rousseau Metal has been making products that have earned a reputation for quality and reliability. The company is constantly looking for new ways to improve its products to meet the needs of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 15, 2014 | 3:43 pm

Thompson Creek ‘temporarily’ shutters Endako mine in BC

VANCOUVER — Rough commodity markets are forcing miners to make tough decisions, and Colorado-based Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC) is the most recent operator driven to place a struggling asset on temporary care and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 15, 2014 | 3:38 pm

URANIUM: Strateco seeks $190M from Quebec for Matoush loss

QUEBEC – Strateco Resources of Boucherville, QC, has filed a claim seeking $189.99 million from the Quebec government for the loss of its investment in the Matoush uranium project in the Otish Mountains. Strateco began exploring the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2014 | 4:12 pm

BASE METALS: Bathurst area yields good results for Stratabound

NEW BRUNSWICK – Stratabound Minerals of Calgary is encouraged by results of its 2014 exploration program at its several projects in the Bathurst area. Drilling, trenching, geophysics and geochemical studies have all been conducted.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2014 | 4:11 pm

COPPER: Taseko hedges bets

VANCOUVER – Taseko Mines has taken measures to protect itself from a dropping copper price through the middle of next year. For the first quarter, the company has put options in place to guarantee a floor price for 30 million lb at a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2014 | 4:10 pm

GOLD: Skeena drills 10+ g/t at Spectrum

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Skeena Resources has received assays from the first five of nine holes it drilled at the Spectrum gold project 40 km west of Imperial's Red Chris mine. The company said the results are similar to those...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2014 | 4:09 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Dundee Sustainable and Ryan Gold

Dundee Sustainable Technologies of Montreal has named Mark Goodman its chairman, Pierre Gauthier its vice-chair and director of strategic development, as well as John W. Mercer its president and CEO. Mercer was named the Ernst & Young 2006...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2014 | 4:06 pm

Cash preservation is the name of the game at Alderon

With iron ore prices off 49% year-on-year at US$71 per tonne, Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) says it has no choice but to start a "comprehensive" cash preservation program.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2014 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: Yamana spins out Brazilian assets into Brio Gold

TORONTO – Yamana Gold is is spinning out some of its non-core assets in Brazil, specifically the Fazenda Brasileiro and Pilar mines, and the C1 Santa Luz project. A new subsidiary, Brio Gold Inc., will be formed to hold three of these...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2014 | 3:47 pm

• First
• 311
• 312
• 313
• 314
• 315
• 316
• 317
• More News
• Last