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GOLD: Richmont steps up work at Island Gold

ONTARIO – Montreal's Richmont Mines is accelerating and expanding development work at its Island Gold mine 83 km northeast of Wawa. The target is the inferred resource estimated to contain 1.1 million oz of gold below the current workings.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 1, 2014 | 3:47 pm

IRON ORE: Innu step up pressure on IOC for benefit deal

MONTREAL – The Innu First Nations of Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Matimekush-Lac John made the trip to doorstep of IOC and parent Rio Tinto's headquarters here to return two large iron ore boulders. The event was organized to protest the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 1, 2014 | 3:46 pm

TECHNOLOGY: New GE membrane system captures energy from wastewater

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – GE Power & Water introduced the latest in membrane-based wastewater treatment technology last week. It combines anaerobic digestion technology with the ZeeWeed™ 500 membranes to create anaerobic membrane...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 1, 2014 | 3:41 pm

De Beers the jewel of Anglo American as iron ore heads lower

As other diversified mining giants have in recent years had second thoughts about diamonds, Anglo American (USOTC: AAUKY; LSE: AAL) never appeared in doubt about its interest in De Beers – the world’s largest diamond miner by value.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 1, 2014 | 3:39 pm

COPPER: Yellowhead files feasibility study for Harper Creek

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver has filed the Harper Creek feasibility study with SEDAR. The planned large scale, long life copper mine is located about 100 km northeast of Kamloops.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2014 | 4:21 pm

COPPER: Gold Reach drills high grades at West Seel deposit

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Gold Reach Resources of Vancouver has drilled more high grade mineralization at the West Seel copper deposit at the Ootsa project 120 km south of Houston and adjacent to the Huckleberry mine. Hole S14-208 returned 308...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2014 | 4:20 pm

SAFETY: Vale team returns from international mine rescue trials

POLAND – They may not have won the international mine rescue competition held recently in Katowice, Poland, but the team from Vale's East Mines came home to Sudbury, ON, with their heads held high.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2014 | 4:11 pm

TRAINING: Demand for ROI propels Immersive Technologies

PERTH, Australia –The procurement process for capital investments at mines is under more scrutiny than ever before, with return on investment (ROI) being thoroughly examined. Mining companies are challenging suppliers to ensure...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2014 | 4:09 pm

SOFTWARE: Field Eagle eliminates paper and pen

TORONTO – Field Eagle is a field inspection software system that simplifies and standardizes any inspection process – saving time and valuable resources. Companies that need to collect data in the field, whether for compliance...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2014 | 4:07 pm

Sean Roosen brings golden touch to Falco

The co-founder of Osisko Mining Corporation who brought the $1 billion Canadian Malartic mine into production and then oversaw the sale of the company earlier this year to Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI;...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2014 | 4:05 pm

COMMENT: Tackling the confusion between reserves, resources

I had my knuckles rapped last week for sloppy reporting. Okay, I deserved it. I failed to read a news release closely enough and confused "reserves" and "resources" as the company reported.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 29, 2014 | 4:10 pm

GOLD-COPPER: Seabridge welcomes permits for KSM

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Seabridge Gold of Toronto has received the early stage construction permits for the KSM project from the province of British Columbia. The project lies 65 km northwest of Stewart. The deposit has proven and probable...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 29, 2014 | 4:08 pm

AWARD: Suncor receives aboriginal relations certification

CALGARY – Suncor Energy has been awarded a Silver level certificate for Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 29, 2014 | 4:06 pm

GOLD: Atlantic Gold releases PEA for Touquoy and Cochrane

NOVA SCOTIA – Vancouver's Atlantic Gold Corp. has released a preliminary economic assessment for two of its projects – Touquoy northeast of Halifax and Cochrane Hill 80 km from Touquoy.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 29, 2014 | 4:04 pm

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