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GOLD: Marathon drills 1.71 g/t over 44 metres in new zone at Valentine Lake

NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto-based Marathon Gold Corp. reports that the first three holes drilled in the newly discovered Marathon zone at the Valentine Lake property 55 km south of Buchans returned long and strong intersections.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 30, 2014 | 4:29 pm

MINING PEOPLE: AEMQ, Khalkos, and Turquoise Hill

At the end of a very successful convention in Montreal last week, the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ) appointed Jean M. Gagne and Frank Mariage board chairs of Minalliance and the AEMQ, respectively. Both are partners at Fasken...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 30, 2014 | 4:27 pm

Editorial: Hunts’ silver play the stuff of legend

Few individuals have lived lives large enough to be immediately associated with a particular commodity. Think oil and J.D. Rockefeller; steel and Andrew Carnegie; and diamonds and the Oppenheimer family. For silver, it’s the Hunt brothers...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 30, 2014 | 4:26 pm

JUNIORS: PwC report – Waiting out uncertainty

PwC has for the eighth time looked at the 100 largest (by market cap) junior miners on the TSXV exchange and taken their financial pulse. They are struggling, but they have the grit and determination necessary to hang on until the economic...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 29, 2014 | 4:16 pm

CAMESE uncovers hidden value of mining supply and services sector

The Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export (CAMESE) has released the findings of a new economic impact survey reveals that the mining supply and services (MSS) industry generates 60,000 jobs across Ontario and is...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 29, 2014 | 4:13 pm

GOLD: The jobs and wealth created by a mine in Ontario

TORONTO – The Ontario Mining Association has crunched the numbers and created a stunning infographic that underlines the new jobs and wealth created by opening just one new gold mine in the northern part of the province.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 29, 2014 | 4:11 pm

NICKEL: Despite record Q3 production, Sherritt cuts head office staff

TORONTO – Sherritt International has restructured and cut approximately 10% of its salaried workforce, excluding Ambatovy. As part of the plan the number of employees in the head office has been reduced by approximately 25% and cuts were...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 29, 2014 | 4:09 pm

Kaminak’s Coffee project is ‘as vanilla as it gets’

Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) CEO Eira Thomas says the company’s high grade, high margin Coffee gold project in the Yukon would be simple to mine and process.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 29, 2014 | 4:07 pm

ZINC-LEAD: Canstar Drills 11.5 metres of sulphides at Mary March

NEWFOUNDLAND – The summer drilling program extended the Mary March polymetallic zone by 50 metres to the northeast and at depth for Canstar Resources of Toronto. The project, located 20 km from the former Buchans mine in the centre of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 28, 2014 | 4:25 pm

GOLD: Mawson testing recovers up to 99% Au from Palokas sample

FINLAND – Mawson Resources of Vancouver has the results of preliminary metallurgical tests on drill core from the Palokas prospect at the Rompas-Rajapalot gold project, and those results are "significant", to quote company president and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 28, 2014 | 4:22 pm

Atlas Copco, RCT unite to offer underground equipment automation solutions

PERTH, Western Australia – The world of underground mining is becoming increasingly challenging. Issues associated with deeper orebodies, increasing costs and the drive for greater social responsibility continue to pressure the viability...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 28, 2014 | 4:20 pm

PotashCorp sees a strong finish to 2014

Despite Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan’s (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) third quarter profit declining 11%, it expects to finish the year on an upbeat note.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 28, 2014 | 4:18 pm

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