Canadian Mining Journal Staff, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

MINING PEOPLE: Liberty Mines and Pershimco

Toronto-based Liberty Mines has hired David Rigg as its president and CEO. He is the former chairman, president and CEO of QMX Gold, the company that recently sold its Snow Lake gold project to Liberty.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 29, 2013 | 3:50 pm

SUSTAINABILITY: How workforce housing pays off

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Target Logistics, the largest turnkey workforce housing provider in the United States, has just released a white paper titled “Return on Sustainability: Workforce Housing for People, Planet and Profit”...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 29, 2013 | 3:49 pm

Russian-Belarusian potash dispute grows with arrests, oil supply cuts

VANCOUVER – Belarus’ move to arrest the head of Russian potash major Uralkali (LSE: USKA) on suspicion of corruption and abuse of power erased all hope that the latest spat between Belarus and Russia would fade away and allow the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 29, 2013 | 3:46 pm

COMMENT: Tulawaka gold mine to close

If some stories are to be believed, African Barrick Gold of London, U.K., is "considering" the shutdown of its Tulawaka gold mine in Tanzania. The first reports came from allAfrica.com, and the news is making the rounds.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2013 | 4:26 pm

MILLING: Fire at Vale’s Clarabelle concentrator

SUDBURY, Ontario – a fire broke out at the Clarabelle nickel-copper mill belonging to Vale at about 9 am, Aug. 28. The local newspaper, Northern Life, reported that a conveyor caught fire but the cause was as yet unknown the same...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2013 | 4:24 pm

GOLD: Gabriel sees glimmer of hope for Rosia Montana

ROMANIA – Gabriel Resources of Toronto sees a glimmer of hope for its Rosia Montana gold project as the Romanian government approved draft legislation relating to the project. The company hopes the legislation will be passed in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2013 | 4:23 pm

TRAINING: Immersive Tech takes shovel training to new heights

The level of realism of shovel operator training simulators has reached a new level directly resulting in increased operator training effectiveness, safety and productivity. Immersive Technologies has released VirtualGround 3.0 as part of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2013 | 4:21 pm

North American Nickel finds promising signs at Maniitsoq

VANCOUVER — The 4,800-km2 Maniitsoq nickel sulphide project in southwest Greenland may seem like a large scale play for a junior, but that ambition may pay off for Vancouver-based North American Nickel (TSXV: NAN). The company has had...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2013 | 4:17 pm

RECLAMATION: Suncor plants fen at oil sands mine

ALBERTA – Suncor Energy reached what it calls a reclamation milestone with the planting of the Nikanotee fen at its base plant north of Fort McMurray. A fen is a type of peat accumulating wetland, common to the region.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2013 | 4:09 pm

IRON: Rockex reveals PEA for Eagle Island deposit

ONTARIO – According to the preliminary economic assessment, the Eagle Island iron ore project has a net present value of $3.9 billion (with a 5% discount) or $2.2 billion (8%). That makes 100% owner Rockex Mining Corp. of Toronto "very...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2013 | 4:07 pm

GOLD: Explor counts more than 1M oz at Timmins Porcupine West

ONTARIO – Explor Resources of Rouyn-Noranda, QC, has updated the resources at its Timmins Porcupine West gold property 15 km from downtown Timmins. Company head executive Chris Dupont said that as drilling continues, widths remain...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2013 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: Best Taylor definition hole returns 14.12 g/t over 18.6 metres for SAS

ONTARIO – Underground definition drilling at the Taylor gold project 50 km east of Timmins is returning high grades for owner St Andrew Goldfields of Toronto. The recent drill program was focused on the eastern portion of the 1004 lens of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2013 | 4:02 pm

Alpha rebuffs Fission’s speedy $170M offer

VANCOUVER – After almost ending up a neglected project on Denison Mines' (TSX: DML) shelf, a 50% stake in the Patterson Lake South (PLS) project has just sparked a $170-million takeover attempt.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2013 | 4:00 pm

COMMENT: Peru tackles illegal miners

Illegal mining, particularly for gold, has become a measurable part of the Peruvian economy. By some estimates artisanal miners produce 20% of gold in that country, equivalent to about $2.6 billion in value. There are an estimated 100,000...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 26, 2013 | 4:07 pm

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