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AWARDS: OMA members earn business excellence honours

TIMMINS, Ontario – Three Ontario Mining Association members walked off the stage with trophies at the 2013 Nova Business Awards event in Timmins, which was held recently. More than 600 people attended the ceremonies, which were hosted by...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 18, 2013 | 3:22 pm

GOLD: Abcourt receives okay for Elder mine development

QUEBEC – Abcourt Mines of Mont-St-Hilaire, QC, has received a provincial certificate of authorization that allows it to proceed with the development of the Elder gold mine 10 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda. The company plans to excavate...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 18, 2013 | 3:20 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Search Minerals, Sirocco, and Zincore

Stephen Keith is the new president and CEO of Vancouver-based Search Minerals. Former president and CEO James Clucas is now the executive chairman.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 18, 2013 | 3:18 pm

SCREENS: W.S. Tyler Expands into southeast U.S.

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario - W.S. Tyler, a specialist in the screening industry, recently expanded its permanent footprint to the southeastern United States by opening Haver & Tyler Appalachians, a new sales and service center and warehouse 32...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 18, 2013 | 3:16 pm

Hudbay continues to build on Manitoba legacy

VANCOUVER — Canadian base metal producer Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T) laid a foundation for success on the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt in northern Manitoba roughly 85 years ago. During that time the company has developed 26 mines in the region...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 18, 2013 | 3:14 pm

GRAPHITE: Focus starts pilot plant at Lac Knife

QUEBEC – Commissioning of the pilot plant has begun at Focus Graphite's Lac Knife graphite project near Fermont. The pilot plant was designed and built and is being operated by SGS Canada in Lakefield, ON. The testing is expected to last...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 17, 2013 | 3:23 pm

GOLD: Hardrock drill results hints at expansion potential

ONTARIO – The current drill program mounted by Premier Gold Mines on its Hardrock gold deposit at its Trans-Canada project near Geraldton has returned more high grade results and hints at the potential to expand the mineralization.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 17, 2013 | 3:22 pm

URANIUM: Kivalliq drills new zone at Angilak property

NUNAVUT – Kivalliq Energy Corp. of Vancouver has discovered a new zone of radioactive mineralization between and along strike from the Eastern Extension and J4/Ray zones at its Angilak uranium property. The new zone, dubbed J1, is a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 17, 2013 | 3:19 pm

AWARD: First Majestic wins fifth Responsible Business Distinction

VANCOUVER – First Majestic Silver Corp. has won the 2012 Socially Responsible Business Distinction Award presented by the Mexican Centre for Philanthropy. This is the fifth time the company has been recognized for its corporate ethics and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 17, 2013 | 3:17 pm

Junior exploration programs will be ‘pruned to the bone,’ Macquarie says

In a new report on junior precious metal explorers that looks at which companies will have the cash to survive the current market and the decline in the gold price, analysts at Macquarie Equities Research predict that exploration programs will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 17, 2013 | 3:11 pm

RARE EARTHS: GeoMegA tweaks processing for Montviel PEA

QUEBEC – GeoMegA Resources of Montreal has finalized the process flow sheet for the preliminary economic assessment of its Montviel rare earths-niobium deposit, located one hour north of Lebel-sur-Quevillon. The flowsheet will include...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2013 | 4:47 pm

COPPER: Taseko hedges bets

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver's Taseko Mines, 75% owner of the Gibraltar copper mine near Williams Lake, has extended its copper hedging program to include 40% of its share of production for the first quarter of 2014. The book has a strike...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2013 | 4:46 pm

GOLD: Higher numbers for Timmins Porcupine West

ONTARIO – Explor Resources of Rouyn-Noranda, QC, has updated the 43-101 report for its Timmins Porcupine West gold property 15 km from downtown Timmins. Drilling complete to year-end 2012 yielded a 40% increase in indicated ounces and a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2013 | 4:44 pm

GOLD: Kaminak makes new finds at Coffee project

YUKON – Kaminak Gold Corp. of Vancouver continues to define new, good grade, shallow, oxidized gold zones at its Coffee gold project in the White Gold District. The discoveries were made close to the Supremo-Latte-Double Double deposits,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2013 | 4:43 pm

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