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MINING PEOPLE: Kirkland Lake Gold

Based in the Ontario city of the same name, Kirkland Lake Gold has named Claude Lemasson as lead non-executive director. He is a former general manager of Goldcorp's Red Lake operation and a graduate of the Kellogg-Schulich EMBA program. His 25...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 25, 2013 | 4:22 pm

SCREEN: New IROCK scalper for high tonnage operations

OHIO - IROCK Crushers has expanded its screening plant lineup with its largest track screener, the TS-620 scalping screen. The unit is ideal for large scale operations looking for high output in heavy duty scalping applications such as...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 25, 2013 | 4:18 pm

The Prosperity mine battle begins again

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Two very different scenes played out on opposite sides of the building hosting the public hearing on the proposed New Prosperity mine in the hours before the hearing got started.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 25, 2013 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Production close from Appalaches’ Dufferin mine

Appalaches of Rimouski, QC, is on its way to commercial production in 2014 at its Dufferin gold mine and mill northeast of Halifax.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 24, 2013 | 4:12 pm

AGREEMENT: Wet’suwet’en FN, Huckleberry Mines pleased with accord

BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Wet'suwet'en First Nation and Huckleberry Mines have reached what they call a "win/win" community investment agreement. The mine employs five qualified Wet'suwet'en members in well paying jobs and Wet'suwet'en's...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 24, 2013 | 4:11 pm

FOR SALE: Barrick divests energy division, takes $500M loss

TORONTO – Hard hit by the plummeting gold price to say nothing of cost overruns and delays at the Pascua-Lama gold project in Chile and Argentina, Barrick Gold has decided to divest its energy division, Barrick Energy. The company said...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 24, 2013 | 4:09 pm

PROCESSING: Weir Minerals opens larger service, distribution centre for oil sands customers

ALBERTA – Weir Minerals Canada has relocated its service and distribution operation to a new 1,765-m2 facility in the MacKenzie Industrial Park to better serve its oil sands customers. Weir looks forward to increasing its customer...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 24, 2013 | 4:07 pm

Bob Rae talks Ring of Fire with Mining Markets

Talks between First Nations and the Ontario government regarding development in the remote Ring of Fire area are set to start soon, now that both sides have appointed lead negotiators.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 24, 2013 | 4:05 pm

CHROMITE: KWG extends two zones at Koper Lake

ONTARIO – Initial drilling at the Koper Lake project in the Ring of Fire has extended both the Blackbird and Black Horse chromite zones. The project is a joint venture of KWG Resources and Bold Ventures (the operator), both based in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 23, 2013 | 4:20 pm

DIAMONDS: Renard resources continues to grow with update

QUEBEC – With each update, Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal continues to increase the resources at its Renard diamond project in the Otish Mountains. The indicated resource at what will be the province's first diamond mine is up 14% to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 23, 2013 | 4:19 pm

GOLD: Banks Island sells Yellow Giant output

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver's Banks Island Gold has signed an offtake agreement with Metallica Commodities Corp. (MCC) of New York covering the complete production of gold sulphide concentrate from Banks' Yellow Giant mine 120 km south...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 23, 2013 | 4:17 pm

IRON ORE: Black Iron picks up local partner for Ukraine projects

UKRAINE – Black Iron of Vancouver and Metinvest BV, Ukraine's largest mining and steel producer, have signed a deal to jointly develop Black Iron's Shymanivske and Zelenivske iron ore projects in Kryvyi Rih. Metinvest will make an initial...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 23, 2013 | 4:16 pm

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