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GOLD: Kinross puts brakes on Tasiast expansion

MAURITANIA – Kinross Gold of Toronto has decided not to proceed with the expansion at its Tasiast gold mine in this African country. The project feasibility study, released in March 2014, proposed that the mill be expanded to 38,000 t/d...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2015 | 4:13 pm

URANIUM: Fission Uranium buying into Fission 3.0

KELOWNA, BC – Fission Uranium Corp., owner and operator of the Patterson Lake South project in the Athabasca Basin, has agreed to purchase 22 million common shares of Fission 3.0 Corp. at a price of $0.14 per share. The arrangement will...

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

FILM: NovaGold, Donlin Gold create series on Alaska life

VANCOUVER – NovaGold Resources and project operator Donlin Gold LLC are collaborating on a four-part series of videos to capture and explain a way of life in Alaska where the Donlin gold project is under development. (Barrick Gold holds a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2015 | 4:10 pm

TRAINING: SNC-Lavalin to offer 3-D training for plant safety and efficiency

MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin has signed an agreement with Honeywell Process Solutions to jointly offer an operator training solution to improve plant safety and efficiency.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 11, 2015 | 4:08 pm

Tahoe Resources to team up with Rio Alto Mining

After a brief courtship that started at the Denver Gold Forum in September 2014, Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) and Rio Alto Mining (TSX: RIO; NYSE: RIOM) have decided to tie the knot.

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

PALLADIUM: Two zones return high grades for NAP

ONTARIO – The drilling that Toronto's North American Palladium did at its Lac des Iles mine returned multiple intersections of mineralization over good core lengths from both the Lower Offset zone and the outcropping Powerline zone.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 10, 2015 | 4:05 pm

URANIUM: Fission expands R780E zone to 95 metres

SASKATCHEWAN – Fission Uranium of Kelowna, BC, has the results of nine step-out angled drill holes from the Patterson Lake South project near the southwest rim of the Athabasca Basin. Drilling has expanded the R780E zone significantly...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 10, 2015 | 4:04 pm

CHROMIUM: Cliffs turns its back on remaining Canadian assets

ONTARIO – If readers were holding out hope that Cliffs Natural Resources would come to its senses and decide to move forward with its projects in Canada, they can get used to the idea that the US-based company will not be active in Canada...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 10, 2015 | 3:59 pm

GOLD: Barrick’s Golden Sunlight mine recertified under cyanide code

MONTANA – The International Cyanide Management Institute has recertified the Golden Sunlight mine 55 km east of Butte as being in compliance with the Cyanide Code. The mine was initially certified in 2011, and this is the first...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 10, 2015 | 3:58 pm

Contrarian Anglo Pacific Group picks up coal royalty

Anglo Pacific Group (TSX: APY; LSE: APF) is paying US$60 million in cash and US$5 million in shares for a royalty on Whitehaven Coal’s (ASX: WHC) Narrabri thermal coal mine in Australia at a time when the price of thermal coal...

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

EDUCATION: UBC to offer new EMBA with focus on mining

VANCOUVER – The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia is launching an executive MBA with specialization in strategic mining management. The new program is tailored to suit mining professionals working around the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 9, 2015 | 4:14 pm

DIAMONDS: Kennady lands $20M private placement

TORONTO – Kennady Diamonds has arranged non-brokered private placement worth $20 million through the issuance of common and flow-through shares. The common shares are priced at $3.55 each and the flow-through shares at $5.00.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 9, 2015 | 4:10 pm

GRAPHITE: Energizer completes positive feasibility study

MADAGASCAR – Energizer Resources is going over the new feasibility study for its 100% owned Molo graphite project in the southern part of the country. The study considers an open pit mine and mill that will produce 53,017 tonnes of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 9, 2015 | 4:09 pm

Endeavour Mining boosts production, cuts costs

VANCOUVER — Gold producer Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has to be happy with its results over the past year. The company succeeded in dropping its all-in sustaining cost profile, while simultaneously bringing a new...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 9, 2015 | 4:08 pm

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