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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

GOLD-TUNGSTEN: Process developed for Mega’s Monument Bay ore

MANITOBA – Mega Precious Metals of Thunder Bay has been seeking a metallurgical process that will recover gold and by-product tungsten from the ore of the Twin Lakes deposit at its Monument Bay property between Thompson and Winnipeg. Just...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 29, 2014 | 3:52 pm

Joelle Glasroth joins CMJ

Canadian Mining Journal is pleased to announce the appointment of Joelle Glasroth to the position of sales representative for Quebec, Western Canada and the US. She has spent 10 years with Business Information Group (B.I.G.), Canadian Mining...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 29, 2014 | 3:50 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Alderon, Callinex, Kirkland Lake Gold, and Rio Tinto

Alderon Iron Ore Corp. of Vancouver has named Ian R. Ashby, former president iron ore of BHP Billiton, and W. Adrian Loader, former president and CEO of Shell Canada, to its board of directors effective immediately.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 29, 2014 | 3:48 pm

Koch brothers gear up for Canadian oil sands development

VANCOUVER — U.S. billionaire industrialists the Koch brothers garnered headlines when it was revealed the group's Canadian oil arm was the largest foreign stakeholder in the Alberta oil sands, with registered holdings of at least 4,451...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 29, 2014 | 3:46 pm

COMMENT: Riots at Goro cause $30M in damage

It appears that Vale SA has run into a spot of trouble at the Goro laterite nickel mine in New Caledonia. Turns out it was a rather large spot that will take $30 million to repair.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 28, 2014 | 4:48 pm

GOLD-COPPER: Discovery declares WillMAX PEA “positive”

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver's Discovery Ventures is looking hopefully at the preliminary economic assessment that it completed for its WillMAX gold-copper project and saying the economics are "robust". The study examined the potential to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 28, 2014 | 4:46 pm

PUMPS: GIW Industries on path of continuous improvement

GROVETOWN, Georgia – GIW Industries announced a new look and logo as the company unites under the KSB corporate brand. All slurry products have been rebranded under the umbrella of GIW® Minerals.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 28, 2014 | 4:45 pm

ENVIRONMENT: STT Enviro studies lower cost lime systems

TORONTO – The results of a study by STT Enviro Corp. indicate the potential to decrease a customer’s lime consumption by up to 40%. In addition, the customer’s operation could reduce its carbon footprint by up to 2,600 tonnes...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 28, 2014 | 4:43 pm

Rio Tinto inks record-setting iron ore deal in Guinea

VANCOUVER — Roughly a decade after mega-miner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO; ASX: RIO) was awarded the world class Simandou iron ore concessions in Guinea, West Africa, it looks like the stage has finally been set for what will be the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 28, 2014 | 4:41 pm

IRON ORE: Alderon moves Kami closer to construction

LABRADOR – The Kami Mine Limited Partnership (Kami LP), an affiliate of Alderon Iron Ore Corp. of Vancouver, has signed a benefits agreement with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador with respect to the development of the Kami iron...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 27, 2014 | 4:08 pm

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