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GRAPHITE: Province okays the start of Kearney mine

ONTARIO – Ontario Graphite of Kearney, ON, has received approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to re-commission the Kearney graphite mine in the town of the same name. The company has been working with the Ontario...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 13, 2013 | 4:08 pm

GOLD: Lexam updates Buffalo Ankerite numbers

ONTARIO – Lexam VG Gold of Toronto has released updated resource numbers for the former Buffalo Ankerite mine in Timmins. The company considers the results "favourable" due to the proximity of the project to mining infrastructure in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 13, 2013 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: First estimate for Coventry’s Dogpaw

ONTARIO – Vancouver's Coventry Resources has received the initial resource estimate for its Dogpaw gold deposit, 10 km west of its flagship Cameron gold project 80 km southeast of Kenora. Using a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off, the indicated resource...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 13, 2013 | 3:57 pm

Glencore Xstrata boosts Hackett River; looks to get lean

The recently merged Glencore Xstrata (GLEN-LSE) plans to have a leaner corporate structure but its first resource estimate shows it will still be hefty in terms of minerals in the ground. And while the new company will be predominantly guided...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 13, 2013 | 3:55 pm

GOLD: Banks Island moves forward at Yellow Giant

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Banks Island Gold of Vancouver is making good progress at its Yellow Giant gold project on the west coast of Banks Island, 120 km south of Prince Rupert.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 9, 2013 | 3:48 pm

GOLD: Agreement near on Pueblo Viejo lease

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corp. and the government of the Dominican Republic have reached an agreement in princple concerning a special lease agreement for the Pueblo Viejo gold mine. PVDC is a joint venture of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 9, 2013 | 3:46 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Focus Graphite, Goldcorp, Maudore, Orbite, and Robex

Jeff Hussey is the new VP of project development at Focus Graphite of Ottawa. He will be responsible for development of the company's high grade, high purity Lac Knife graphite project located south of Fermont, QC. Hussey is the holder of a BSc...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 9, 2013 | 3:42 pm

AWARD: Bestech recognized for environmental stewardship

SUDBURY, Ontario – Bestech has been named in Aon Hewitt’s list of The Green 30 of 2013. This list recognizes companies whose employees are most positive about their record of environmental stewardship. Bestech ranked as number 27 on...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 9, 2013 | 3:41 pm

CERTIFIED: Protective cases from Pelican

CALIFORNIA – Pelican Products, a designer and manufacturer of both high performance protective cases and advanced portable lighting systems, has announced that their industry leading Pelican–Hardigg Advanced Case Solutions...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 9, 2013 | 3:36 pm

Editorial: Be there at 7 and bring a six-pack

The following article is reprinted with permission from CMJ’s sister publication The Northern Miner.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 9, 2013 | 3:35 pm

GOLD: Pretium readies Valley of the Kings for bulk sampling

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Pretium Resources of Vancouver says the access ramp has reached the Valley of the Kings zone at its Brucejack project 60 km north of Stewart. The ramp is now complete from the West zone portal, and the company is...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 8, 2013 | 3:38 pm

GRAPHITE: Bissett M&I resource growing

ONTARIO – Northern Graphite Corp. of Ottawa says the latest drill program at its Bissett graphite project 100 km east of North Bay has successfully upgraded a significant portion of the inferred resource to the measured and indicated...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 8, 2013 | 3:36 pm

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