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Turnaround picks up steam at Kirkland Lake Gold

Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) has come quite a way since its board set up a special committee in January to launch a strategic review of the company that included a potential sale.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 10, 2014 | 4:08 pm

COPPER: Taseko, Curis Resources look to merge

VANCOUVER – Taseko Mines and Curis Resources have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Taseko will purchase all the issued and outstanding shares of Curis. The deal suggests that Curis is worth roughly $80 million.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2014 | 3:37 pm

COPPER: Pre-concentration may extend the life of Rambler’s Ming mine

NEWFOUNDLAND – The Research & Development Corp. (RDC) of Newfoundland and Labrador is coming to the aid of Rambler Metals and Mining as it seeks to extend the life of its Ming copper-gold mine near Baie Verte. The RDC has pledged...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2014 | 3:35 pm

GOLD: Agnico Eagle to purchase Cayden Resources

TORONTO – Agnico Eagle Mines has announced its intention to acquire all the shares, options and warrants of Vancouver-based Cayden Resources. Agnico is offering $205 million in cash and shares. Each Cayden share would be exchanged for...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2014 | 3:33 pm

SCHOLARSHIP: Veolia to award $2,000 for mine water studies

PLAINVILLE, Illinois – Veolia Water Technologies is sponsoring a $2,000 scholarship to be awarded at the Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) 2015 Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, CO. The Veolia scholarship is in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2014 | 3:31 pm

Bear Creek keeps Corani on track, reduces costs

As Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM) works to produce an updated feasibility study for its flagship Corani silver-lead-zinc project in Peru by the end of the year, its efforts to reduce costs are paying off.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2014 | 3:30 pm

GOLD: Phoenix mine remains on track for mid-2015 start

ONTARIO – Work is progressing on time and on budget at the Phoenix gold project says owner Rubicon Minerals Corp. of Toronto. Construction at the site in the Red Lake district has passed the half-way point.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2014 | 4:01 pm

COAL: JV created to develop Elan coking project in Alberta

ALBERTA – Altitude Resources and Elan Coal of Calgary and Kuro Coal of Perth, Australia, have formed a joint venture for the development of the Elan coking coal project north of Crowsnest Pass. Kuro can earn a 70% interest in the project...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2014 | 3:59 pm

LITHIUM: Western Lithium demo plant fires up

NEVADA – Vancouver-based Western Lithium USA Corp. has begun the first of three planned demonstration campaigns for its Kings Valley lithium clay project 100 km north-northwest of Winnemucca. The 12-t/d calcination plant is now...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2014 | 3:58 pm

ENGINES: Two Kubota diesels receive Tier 4 certification

OSAKA, Japan – Kubota's non-road diesel engines between 56 and 130 kW are in compliance with the latest emission regulations that come info effect on January 2015. These engines have been certified by the US Environmental Protection...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2014 | 3:55 pm

Drilling prices ‘not sustainable’: Major Drilling

Drilling services have reached price levels that are too low to be sustainable in the long term, said Francis McGuire, president and CEO of Major Drilling Group International (TSX: MDI), in the company’s most recent financial statements...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2014 | 3:54 pm

COMMENT: Canadian student wins 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Haley Todesco, a Canadian student, is the big winner in Stockholm this week. She received the 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for inventing a method of using sand filters to separate oil and water, leaving the water clean and reusable.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2014 | 4:16 pm

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