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AWARD: Matamec wins Quebec entrepreneur of the year

QUEBEC – The Quebec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ) has bestowed its Entrepreneur of the Year award on Montreal's Matamec Exploration for development work done at the Kipawa heavy rare earth elements project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 14, 2013 | 4:18 pm

AWARD: Royal Nickel gets e3 Plus award from AEMQ

QUEBEC – Royal Nickel Corp. has won the 2013 e3 Plus Award given by the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ) at its convention on Nov. 13, 2013. The Toronto-based company was recognized for its high level of environmental and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 14, 2013 | 4:15 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Largo Resources, Northcliff, and Pitchblack

Largo Resources of Toronto has named a new COO. He is Michael Mutchler, former COO of Rainy River Resources. He holds a BSc in mining engineering from South Dakota School of Mines, and MBA from Webster University, and an executive JD degree...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 14, 2013 | 4:14 pm

Timmins Gold unveils revamped mine plan at San Francisco

VANCOUVER — The outlook on future production came into sharper focus for Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) in early November, when the company released an updated reserve estimate and mine plan for its wholly owned San Francisco gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 14, 2013 | 4:11 pm

TRADE: NRCan minister gives PDAC inside look at CETA

TORONTO – Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver took time on Nov. 12 to address the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's board, pointing up the many benefits of the Canada-EU Trade Agreement for the mining industry.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2013 | 4:21 pm

LITHIUM: Nemaska extends Whabouchi Main zone by 200 metres

QUEBEC – Drilling at the Whabouchi lithium project belonging to Nemaska Lithium of Quebec City has extended multiple dykes including the Main dyke of the deposit by 200 metres to the east. The deposit remains open below 170 metres deep,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2013 | 4:20 pm

GOLD: Gold Bullion advances Granada project

QUEBEC – Vancouver-based Gold Bullion Development Corp. continues to advance its Granada gold property 5 km south of Rouyn-Noranda. The company is focusing on grades above 2 g/t Au for the upcoming pre-feasibility study and expects the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2013 | 4:17 pm

FLUORSPAR: CFI drills five zones in single hole, including 39.9% CaF2 over 9.42 metres

NEWFOUNDLAND – It was the best of holes, says Canada Fluorspar (CFI) of St. John's. Hole GS-13-42 drilled in the AGS vein (formerly Grebes Nest) cored five separate intersections down dip. Assays from the hole (top to bottom) include...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2013 | 4:13 pm

Hecla sees potential in junior explorers

VANCOUVER — The market landscape has shifted notably for juniors with exploration stage assets. And though equity markets remain tough, it has opened up opportunities for producers, like U.S.-based Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), that are...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2013 | 4:10 pm

COPPER-GOLD: Seabridge ranks Deep Kerr with world’s best

BRITISH COLUMBIA – According to owner Seabridge Gold of Toronto, the 2013 exploration results from the Deep Kerr drilling dramatically change the economic profile of the KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) project 65 km northwest of Stewart.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2013 | 3:08 pm

AWARD: NB developer of the year goes to Stratabound

FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK – Stratabound Minerals of Calgary got the nod as New Brunswick Developer of the Year following a unanimous vote by the New Brunswick Prospectors and Developers Association. The award was presented to Stratabound...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2013 | 3:06 pm

FUNDING: BacTech turns to crowdfunding for Bolivian acid drainage remediation

TORONTO - BacTech Environmental Corp. has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise capital for test work for the Telamayu tailings remediation project in Bolivia. The acid rock drainage (ARD) runoff from the abandoned tailings has been...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2013 | 3:04 pm

Little-known Oceanus makes its mark in Mexico

Oceanus Resources (TSXV: OCN) is finding high grade gold and silver mineralization over significant widths on its 100%-owned Lajita property in the central portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental Province of Mexico.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2013 | 3:03 pm

COMMENT: Ontario to create Ring of Fire development corporation

Last Friday in Thunder Bay, Ontario's Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle announced that the province will establish a development corporation to move mining projects forward in the Ring of Fire. The province promises to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 11, 2013 | 4:15 pm

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