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Excalibur looks to build on Catanava’s rich past

Cylindrical brick stacks poking out of the barren hill sides can be seen from miles away. But curiously, they don’t attach at the base to any grand warehouse or factory.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 27, 2013 | 4:13 pm

CSR: SGX, Mattagami First Nation reach exploration deal

ONTARIO – SGX Resources of Winnipeg and the Mattagami First Nation have signed an exploration agreement that recognizes the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of each party in relation to ongoing exploration activities on claims...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2013 | 4:06 pm

FUNDING: Goldcorp gives $100,000 to support the homeless

TIMMINS, Ontario – Ontario Mining Association member Goldcorp has donated $100,000 to the Good Samaritan Inn in Timmins in support of the homeless. For the past 11 years, the Good Samaritan Inn has provided shelter, clothing and food for...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2013 | 4:03 pm

COPPER: Copper One drills significant silver and tungsten at Queylus

QUEBEC – "Polymetallic" might be a good word to characterize the Queylus property belonging to Montreal-based Copper One. The Mines Handbook suggests it is a copper-gold-uranium property. Recent news from Copper One noted high silver...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2013 | 3:54 pm

Semafo’s Siou does not disappoint

Semafo discovered the Siou mineralized sector in the southern sector of its Mana property in Burkina Faso during the third quarter of 2012 and has lost little time carving out an initial inferred resource. If advanced to production, the company...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 26, 2013 | 3:49 pm

STEEL: Northern Iron animates The New Iron Age

VANCOUVER – In a departure from the business of mineral exploration, Northern Iron Corp. commissioned an animated film, The New Iron Age. It chronicles the history of iron and steelmaking, and explains some of the complex relationships...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2013 | 5:18 pm

GOLD: Richmont adds 500,000 oz at Island Gold Deep

ONTARIO – Richmont Mines of Montreal says the initial inferred resource for the C zone at depth in its Island Gold mine near Wawa contains 508,000 oz of gold. The zone contained 1.5 million inferred tonnes grading 10.73 g/t Au over an...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2013 | 5:11 pm

COPPER: Inmet, Petaquilla reach commercial agreement

PANAMA – Inmet Mining Corp. of Toronto and Petaquilla Minerals of Vancouver have reached a commercial agreement covering their adjacent copper projects. The deal relates to aggregate procurement, land access and use, settlement of certain...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2013 | 5:08 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Darnley Bay, Equinox Copper, Pershimco, Selwyn Resources, Signature, and Tamerlane

Darnley Bay Resources of Toronto has named Jacquelin Gauthier as project manager for the Darnley Bay anomaly project in the Northwest Territories. He will employ his 30 years of experience to review past exploration data and select drill...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2013 | 5:05 pm

Centerra continues to face challenges at Kumtor

VANCOUVER — The past year has been marked by significant operational and jurisdictional challenges for Toronto-based producer Centerra Gold at its flagship Kumtor gold mine 350 km southeast of Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2013 | 5:03 pm

COMMENT: Value of Canadian mining deals drops 37% in 2012: Ernst & Young

VANCOUVER - Canadian mining deal value and volume fell 37% and 19%, respectively, in 2012 compared to a year earlier, according to Ernst & Young's new report Mergers, acquisitions and capital raising in mining and metals: 2012 trends, 2013...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2013 | 4:13 pm

BASE METALS: Hudbay meets guidance, tallies 2012 results

TORONTO – Revenue was down substantially at Hudbay Minerals last year compared to 2011, but the company declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share, nonetheless. For 2012, revenue was $702.6 million, down $188.2 million from the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2013 | 4:12 pm

GOLD: Sabina boosts Back River ounces by 13%

NUNAVUT – Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. of Vancouver has remodelled the deposits at the Back River gold project 520 km northeast of Yellowknife, NT, increasing its confidence, boosting the grade and outlining 13% more contained gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2013 | 4:10 pm

GOLD: Probe cuts high grades at Borden site

ONTARIO – Infill drilling at the Borden gold project near Chapleau continues to improve grade to the southeast, according to 100% owner Probe Mines of Toronto. A higher grade core has been identified during drilling to the southeast where...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2013 | 4:09 pm

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