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NICKEL: Sherritt hits its stride at Ambatovy

MADAGASCAR – Sherritt International Corp. of Toronto says its has reached commercial production at the Ambatovy nickel operations. Located, 80 km east of Antananarivo, the project is a joint venture of Sherritt (40% and operator), Korea...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2014 | 4:17 pm

GOLD: Banks Island makes marketable concentrate at Yellow Giant

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Banks Island Gold of Vancouver has produced the first marketable gold concentrate from the Yellow Giant mine and mill near Prince Rupert. A minimum of 100 tonnes of gold concentrate is to be shipped on Friday, Jan. 24,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2014 | 4:15 pm

FUNDS: Ontario gov’t pledges $15M for deep mine research

ONTARIO – Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced that the provincial government is giving $15 million to the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation. The money will go toward CEMI's ultra deep...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2014 | 4:12 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Colt Resources, Silver Stream and Superior Copper

Montreal-based Colt Resources has appointed executive chairman Richard Quesnel as president and CEO of Colt Resources Middle East (Cayman).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2014 | 4:10 pm

EXPLORATION: Orix grows, triples chances of success

TORONTO, ONTARIO – Orix Geoscience, Zone 14 GeoInfo Solutions and Grassroots Syndicate announced on Jan. 22 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby Orix will acquire Zone 14 and Grassroots. The acquisition builds on...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2014 | 4:09 pm

Sliding loonie may ease pressure on Canadian miners

For the past year, the Canadian dollar has been weakening – falling from above parity with the greenback at the beginning of 2013 to its current price of US91.5¢.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2014 | 4:07 pm

COMMENT: Teck named to sustainability list for second year

VANCOUVER – For the second year in a row, Teck Resources has been named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Teck, holding down the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2014 | 3:59 pm

DIAMONDS: Stornoway plans Renard drill program

QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. intends to test the resource potential of the Renard 2 kimberlite underneath the indicated resource that extends 600 metres below surface. The program will be funded from the proceeds of the $10 million...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2014 | 3:58 pm

BASE METALS: Wolfden to drill Bathurst camp

NEW BRUNSWICK – Wolfden Resources Corp. of Thunder Bay, ON, is planning to drill its recently acquired Tetagouche zinc-lead-copper property in the Bathurst mining camp. The area hosts five historic massive sulphide deposits and a number...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2014 | 3:53 pm

FUNDING: Timmins Gold to raise $25M+ through share offering

VANCOUVER – Timmins Gold Corp. has entered into an agreement with RBC Capital Markets and a syndicate of underwriters for the sale of 16.67 million common shares of Timmins Gold at a price of $1.50 per share. If the overallotment –...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2014 | 3:52 pm

Troy models low-cost gold mine at West Omai

VANCOUVER — As lower overall gold prices have taken hold it’s become increasingly important for developers to find projects that can be affordably put into production, and it looks like Latin America focused Troy Resources’...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2014 | 3:50 pm

GOLD: Gowest moves Bradshaw deposit forward with milling deal

ONTARIO – Gowest Gold of Toronto is moving its Bradshaw gold deposit, part of its Frankfield property 32 km northeast of Timmins, forward with the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the treatment of its concentrate with United...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2014 | 4:09 pm

GOLD: Detour Lake 2013 output tops 232,000 oz

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Detour Gold Corp. produced 232,287 oz of gold in 2013, its first year of operation. A grinding mill problem in December cut into production, and output did not quite reach the 2013 guidance of 240,000 oz.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2014 | 4:07 pm

GOLD: McEwen gets okay for El Gallo 2 expansion

MEXICO – The Mexican government has granted environmental approval the El Gallo 2 project belonging to McEwen Mining of Toronto. The new mine in Sinaloa is expected to produce 95,000 oz AuEq per year (5.2 million oz of silver and 6,100 oz...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2014 | 4:06 pm

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