Canadian Mining Journal Staff

URANIUM: Fission’s R600W expands with high grade step-out holes

SASKATCHEWAN – Four angled step-out holes drilled in the R600W zone, about 500 metres west of the Triple R depost at the Patterson Lake South project, intersected mineralization, according to Fission Uranium of Kelowna, BC. That allowed...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 18, 2015 | 4:18 pm

SILVER: Endeavour to expand El Cubo by 40%

MEXICO – Vancouver-based Endeavour Silver Corp. has begun a four-month project to increase ore production by 40% at its El Cubo silver mine in Guanajuato state. The mine output will be raised to 2,200 t/d from 1,550 t/d. The expansion is...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 18, 2015 | 4:17 pm

NICKEL: Vale chooses Intergraph for Long Harbour plant

NEWFOUNDLAND – Vale Canada, one of Canada’s largest mining companies, has purchased Intergraph® SmartPlant® Materials as its supply chain management software at the Long Harbour nickel processing plant located in the town of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 18, 2015 | 4:15 pm

Red Eagle poised to build Colombia’s next gold mine

VANCOUVER — It's been a rapid race to production for junior Red Eagle Mining (TSX: RD; US-OTC: RDEMF) at its Santa Rosa gold project 70 km due north of Medellin, Colombia. On March 10 the company received an environmental...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 18, 2015 | 4:13 pm

TAILINGS: MAC commissions independent task force for review

OTTAWA – The Mining Association of Canada has commissioned an independent, multi-stakeholder task force to review the tailings management requirements under its Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a mandatory program for all MAC...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 17, 2015 | 3:50 pm

URANIUM: NexGen reports Arrow zone assays

SASKATCHEWAN – NexGen Energy of Vancouver has shared the assays for the first four drill holes from its winter 2015 program at the Arrow zone on the Rook I property in the Athabasca Basin. The zone is approximately 515 by 215 metres...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 17, 2015 | 3:48 pm

GOLD: Lundin Gold, Foundation offer local training in support of Fruta del Norte

ECUADOR – Lundin Gold of Vancouver and the Lundin Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide technical, vocational and entrepreneurial training in the Zamore Chinchipe province. This is where Lundin's Fruta del Norte...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 17, 2015 | 3:46 pm

LIGHTING: Remote area lighting systems now available from Pelican

EDMONTON – Pelican Products now offers a two compact and powerful self-contained, mobile lighting solutions with a quick release, rechargeable and swappable power supply.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 17, 2015 | 3:45 pm

Mining downturn a chance for governments to craft competitive policies: World Bank

Like other regions, Latin America has seen a slowdown in mining investment thanks to the global decline in commodities prices.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 17, 2015 | 3:43 pm

OIL SANDS: Alberta government charts tailings management framework

ALBERTA – The Government of Alberta approved an environmental plan for the Lower Athabasca Region in 2012, and has now issued the companion document, Tailings Management Framework for the Mineable Athabasca Oil Sands. The goal is to allow...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2015 | 4:28 pm

GOLD: Agnico Eagle updates reserves for Meliadine project

NUNAVUT – Agnico Eagle Mines of Toronto has updated the 43-101 report for its Meliadine gold project, located 25 km via all-weather road from Rankin Inlet. The company expects initial capital costs to be US$911 million, followed by US$357...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2015 | 4:27 pm

COPPER: Barrick considers sale of Valdivar mine

CHILE – Reports are circulating that Toronto-based Barrick Gold is considering the sale of the Valdivar copper mine 175 km southeast of Antofagasta. This is an open pit mine and heap leaching operation, located next to the Escondida...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2015 | 4:26 pm

GUEST COMMENT: Turn Sudbury’s Laurentian University into the global Harvard of hardrock mining

The recent provincial by-election in the Sudbury riding – ultimately won by NDP turned Liberal candidate Glenn Thibeault – caught the attention of the all important Toronto media for alleged political improprieties by Premier Wynne,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2015 | 4:22 pm

Kirkland Lake mounts a comeback on higher grades

VANCOUVER — The past two years have been a story of redemption for producer Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) at its Macassa and South Mine complex in the prolific the Southern Abitibi gold belt 46 km due...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2015 | 4:20 pm

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