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GOLD: Guyana Goldfields raises $185M for Aurora project

GUYANA – Guyana Goldfields of Toronto has signed a credit agreement that gives it US$185 million with which to complete its Aurora gold mine on the Cuyuni River. The project is now fully funded.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2014 | 4:23 pm

VANADIUM: Largo makes first shipment from Maracas mine

BRAZIL – Largo Resources of Toronto has made its first shipment of vanadium pentoxide from its Maracas Menchen mine in Bahai State. The producer has a take-or-pay offtake agreement with Glencore for 100% of its output for six years.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2014 | 4:20 pm

Almaden’s father-son team builds success in Mexico

Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE-MKT: AAU) has recently found new volcanic hosted mineralization beside its Ixtaca gold-silver deposit on its 100%-owned Tuligtic project in Puebla state, adding to the prospecting success it has had over the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2014 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Kaminak drills new discovery at Coffee

YUKON – Kaminak Gold Corp. of Vancouver recently completed a 27-hole, $3.5-million exploration at the Coffee gold project 130 km south of Dawson City. Drilling intersected new shallow, predominately oxidized gold structures within the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 2, 2014 | 4:11 pm

GRAPHITE: Zenyatta tests create high purity, highly crystalline product

ONTARIO – Zenyatta Ventures, based in Thunder Bay, ON, has announced positive results from the pilot plant and metallurgical tests of samples from its Albany graphite project west of Hearst. Tests performed at SGS Canada's labs in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 2, 2014 | 4:09 pm

NICKEL-COPPER: Talon Metals offers first resource numbers from Tamarack

MINNESOTA - Talon Metals Corp. of the British Virgin Islands has released the first resource estimate for its Tamarack nickel-copper-platinum group project 85 km west of Duluth.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 2, 2014 | 4:06 pm

SAFETY: Vale team off to international mine rescue competition in Poland

SUDBURY, Ontario – The mine rescue team from Vale' East mine, winner of the provincial competition in June, is off to Poland later this week for the international contest in Poland.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 2, 2014 | 4:02 pm

GOLD: Extend the bowl life of Falcon gravity concentrators

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Sepro Mineral Systems Corp. now offers an add-on for the semi-batch 5200B Falcon concentrator rotor bowl lining that extends the useful life of the machine. The lower strike point (LSP) insert has demonstrated...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 2, 2014 | 3:59 pm

Santacruz Silver ramps up production at the Rosario mine

Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; OTCQX: SZSMF) is eyeing production growth in Mexico with a ramp up at its Rosario silver-gold-zinc-lead mine.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 2, 2014 | 3:55 pm

URANIUM: Quebec to begin public hearings

QUEBEC CITY – The provincial commission is preparing for public hearings on the issues facing the potential uranium industry in Quebec. The question and information phase of the inquiry begins Sept. 3 in northern Quebec, then moves to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2014 | 4:13 pm

SILVER: Avino re-opens Avino mine

MEXICO – Avino Silver & Gold Mines of Vancouver has re-started mining at its Avino silver mine 80 km northeast of Durango. The mine originally opened in the 1500s and operated sporadically, finally passing into the hands of Avino in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2014 | 4:12 pm

MINING PEOPLE: First Bauxite, Harting, Jaguar, Reservoir Minerals, Taseko, and Yorbeau

Alan Roughead has replaced Hilbert Shields as president and CEO at First Bauxite Corp. Roughead was managing director of Queensland Magnesia until its sale in 2012. He will be relocating to the company's head office in Toronto.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2014 | 4:09 pm

First Majestic Silver deepens Mexican roots with new listing

After founding First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM) in 1992 and putting together the early team that was responsible for the company’s first acquisitions in Africa, Keith Neumeyer felt it was time to move on.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2014 | 4:08 pm

COMMENT: World’s most controversial mining projects

Any organization who circulates a list with the title "Report on Top 10 Most Controversial Mining Projects" is opening itself up for objections. But that is exactly what RepRisk of Zurich, Switzerland, has published.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2014 | 4:19 pm

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