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OIL SANDS: Joslyn project on hold

ALBERTA – Total E&P Canada has quietly put the $11-billion Joslyn oil sands project near Fort McMurray on hold indefinitely, saying the costs of the project are too high to justify going forward. The project was in the detailed...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2014 | 4:08 pm

MOLYBDENUM: Avanti, Nisga’a reach benefits deal for Kitsault project

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Avanti Mining and the Nisga'a Nation have concluded a benefits agreement that covers the proposed Kitsault molybdenum mine 140 km northeast of Prince Rupert. The project is located within the Nass Area,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2014 | 4:06 pm

GOLD: Detour drills 12.74 g/t over 28 metres south of mine

ONTARIO – Detour Gold Corp. of Toronto is getting high grades from drilling about 6 km south of the Detour Lake gold mine 185 km northeast of Cochrane. Zone 58N in what is called the Lower Detour Lake area returned a best intersection of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2014 | 4:05 pm

URANIUM: Denison reports 21.2% U3O8 over 4.5 metres at Wheeler River

SASKATCHEWAN – Toronto's Denison Mines Corp. reports high assays from the winter 2014 drilling program at the Gryphon zone on the Wheeler River uranium property between the Key Lake mill and MacArthur River mine.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2014 | 4:03 pm

GIVING: BC’s mining community raises more than $1.5 million for BC Children’s Hospital

VANCOUVER – Mining for Miracles, BC's mining community's longstanding fundraising campaign for BC Children's Hospital, revealed a cheque for $1,511,214 at BC Children's Hospital Foundation's 27th annual Miracle Weekend on June 1.Mining...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2014 | 4:01 pm

Peak diamonds on the horizon?

The fracking boom in North America may have made 'peak oil' somewhat of a dated phrase but could 'peak diamonds' take its place as the new catch phrase for resource investors?

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2014 | 4:00 pm

COMMENT: KWG wades into Ontario election

We have many times in the past seen the mining industry's efforts to sway public opinion. Usually this has to do with improving the industry's image; attempting to make city dwellers aware of how much mining contributes to this country's...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 2, 2014 | 4:18 pm

NICKEL: Royal Nickel awards Dumont engineering contract

QUEBEC – Toronto's Royal Nickel Corp. has awarded the detailed engineering contract for the Dumont nickel project 25 km west of Amos, in the Abitibi Mining Camp. The contract went to Ausenco Limited, a global, diversified engineering and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 2, 2014 | 4:15 pm

GOLD: Centerra considers closing Kumtor mine

KYRGYZSTAN – Centerra Gold of Toronto has said it may have to close the Kumtor gold mine because the Kyrgyz authorities have not yet approved the 2014 Kumtor mine plan and related permits. The company says it will begin an orderly...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 2, 2014 | 4:13 pm

Teck pursues growth in Alberta oil sands

The Fort Hills oil sands project remains Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) main growth project, Andrew Golding, the company’s senior vice president of corporate development, said during the 2014 Global Metals, Mining and Steel...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 2, 2014 | 4:12 pm

GOLD: Pascua-Lama deal hailed as “historic”

Toronto's Barrick Gold has come to an initial agreement with 13 of the 18 indigenous Diaguita communities that have vigorously opposed development of the Pascua-Lama gold project on the Chile-Argentina border, according to the lawyer...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 29, 2014 | 3:57 pm

COPPER-GOLD: A cleaner footprint for the Ajax mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA – KGHM Ajax Mining, a joint venture of Abacus Mining and Exploration (20%) and KGHM Polska Miedz (80%), has modified the site plan for the Ajax copper-gold project, reducing the footprint of the mine and mill. The smaller...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 29, 2014 | 3:54 pm

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