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AWARDS: AME BC announces exploration winners

VANCOUVER - The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) is pleased to announce the 2014 recipients of its annual awards presented to individuals or teams for significant contributions to the mineral exploration and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 9, 2014 | 4:10 pm

GOLD: Yamana’s Mercedes mine certified under the Cyanide Code

MEXICO – The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) of Washington, DC, has certified that Yamana Gold's Mercedes mine in Sonora state is in full compliance with the Cyanide Management Code. ICMI accepted the findings of a third...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 9, 2014 | 4:09 pm

COPPER: EPA issues permit for Taseko’s Florence copper

ARIZONA – The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued the draft underground injection control permit for the Florence copper production test facility in the town of the same name. The project is owned by Taseko Mines of Vancouver.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 9, 2014 | 4:08 pm

Dundee: Cost reductions proving elusive for gold miners

VANCOUVER — Cost optimization has been an underlying theme for gold miners over the past few years. Volatile metal prices and frugal capital markets have manufactured a difficult balancing act between sustainable production growth and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 9, 2014 | 4:07 pm

EXPLORATION: 2014’s largest exploration budgets

SNL Metals and Mining, with offices in Calgary, has added up mineral exploration expenditures for 2014 and published a very interesting report on its findings.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 8, 2014 | 4:26 pm

GOLD: Pretium receives $81M cash injection from Zijin

VANCOUVER – Pretium Resources has announced that Zijin Mining Group of China is making an $81-million investment in the Canadian company. Pretium has agreed to issue approximately 12.8 million shares to the Zijin, giving that company a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 8, 2014 | 4:24 pm

AWARD: Teck at Trail wins TSM leadership award

TRAIL, British Columbia – For its outstanding performance measured by the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, Teck Trail Operations has been awarded a special TSM Leadership award. The award was made by the Mining Association of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 8, 2014 | 4:21 pm

GOLD: Sirios cuts two new zones at Cheechoo

QUEBEC – Diamond drilling in October at the Cheechoo property in the James Bay region has resulted in two new gold zones, said owner Sirios Resources of Montreal.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 8, 2014 | 4:19 pm

SPINOUT: BHPBilliton names newco “South32”

MELBOURNE, Australia – BHP Billiton says the new company it intends to create through its proposed demerger will be called South32. Most of the new company's assets are located in the southern hemisphere with two regional centres –...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 8, 2014 | 4:17 pm

BMO: Freeport-McMoRan ‘sending the right message’

VANCOUVER — It's been a year of change for miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) that has included a significant portfolio shuffle and a renewed focus on a strong balance sheet and dividend program. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 8, 2014 | 4:14 pm

DIAMONDS: Star-Orion South project given federal approval

SASKATCHEWAN – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has made a positive decision for Shore Gold's Star-Orion South diamond project 60 km east of Prince Albert. Making the announcement, environment minister Leona Aglukkaq said the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2014 | 3:44 pm

GOLD: Wesdome to pour one-millionth oz at Eagle River

ONTARIO – Mark the date – Dec. 5, 2015 – as the day Toronto's Wesdome Gold Mines pours its one-millionth oz of gold at its Eagle River mine in Wawa. The first gold was poured on Oct. 17, 1995.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2014 | 3:42 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Alphamin, Alloycorp (Avanti Mining), Calibre Mining, Castle Resources, Falco Resources, and Mega Precious Metals

Bruce Curling has assumed the CEO role on a permanent basis at Vancouver's Alphamin Resources Corp. He had been assisted by Brendon Jones, but Jones is relinquishing his transitional CEO role but retaining a non-executive seat on the board. In...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2014 | 3:37 pm

SAFETY: A life saving model for oil sands operations

CALGARY – Injuries to workers in the oil sands are on the decline, but using data analysis tools and making some cultural shifts can help make workers even safer, says a new report released today from Visser Deloitte.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2014 | 3:35 pm

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