Canadian gov’t bankrolls Women in Mining initiative
Status of Women Canada has pledged $250,000 to fund a new project designed to get more women employed in the mining industry.
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NICKEL: Ceremony opens Vale’s Long Harbour hydromet plant
NEWFOUNDLAND - On Wed., Nov. 19, Vale SA held a ceremony officially opening its Long Harbour plant to treat concentrates from the Voisey's Bay nickel-copper-cobalt mine near Nain. This plant is the first to use hydrometallurgical technology to...
SETTLEMENT: Callinan, Hudbay reach agreement
VANCOUVER – Callinan Royalties Corp. says it has reached an comprehensive agreement with Hudbay Minerals of Toronto. The deal ends litigation and creates a new relationship between the companies.
NICKEL-COPPER-PGM: Balmoral hits highest grade at Grasset
QUEBEC – Balmoral Resources of Vancouver has been drill testing the Horizon 3 nickel-copper-PGM discovery at its Grasset property and recorded the highest grade – 3.47% Ni, 0.40% Cu, 0.79 g/t Pt and 1.92 g/t Pd over 20.63 metres...
GOLD: Nighthawk expands Goldcrest zone by 125 metres
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Toronto's Nighthawk Gold Corp. has assays from 15 more holes recently completed at its Indin Lake gold property. A total of 13,647 metres were drilling in 2014.
Sierra Club delays Romarco’s Haile gold project
VANCOUVER — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control (SCDHEC) has received a request for review of the mine operating permit for Romarco Minerals' (TSX: R) proposed Haile gold mine. The review filed by the Sierra...
GOLD: First Nations, Goldcorp sign resource development agreement
TIMMINS, Ontario – The recently signed resource development agreement between Goldcorp's Porcupine Gold Mines (PGM) in Timmins and four First Nation communities delivers hope, opportunity and the promise of future prosperity. This...
GOLD: Rubicon and WFN reach settlement, exploration deal
ONTARIO – Rubicon Minerals Corp. of Toronto and the Wabauskang First Nation (WFN) have reached a settlement agreement and an exploration accommodation agreement.
IRON ORE: Lamelee PEA outlines 5M-t/y mine
QUEBEC – Montreal's Lamelee Iron Ore received "promising" results from the preliminary economic assessment for the Lac Lamelee South iron ore project 50 km south of Fermont. An operation of 5.0 million t/y and a mine life of 20 years was...
GOLD: Marathon zone expands at Valentine camp
NEWFOUNDLAND – The Marathon zone, 7.0 km northeast along strike from the Leprechaun gold deposit and 5.0 km southwest along strike from the Victory gold deposit is returning very positive results, said owner Marathon Gold Corp. of...
NICKEL-COPPER: Lundin declares commercial production at Eagle mine
MICHIGAN – Toronto-based Lundin Mining Corp. has declared commercial production at its Eagle high grade nickel-copper mine in the Upper Peninsula 53 km by road east of Marquette. The milestone was reached less than two months after...
Cliffs’ Bloom Lake mine faces uncertain future
Struggling US-based iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) may close its Bloom Lake iron ore mine in northeastern Quebec, as it bids farewell to Canada.
Komatsu launches world’s largest hydraulic mining excavator
Komatsu’s Germany Mining Division has announced the global launch of the PC9000-12, the largest and most innovative hydraulic mining excavator in the […]