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SILVER: Alexco doubles Flame and Moth ounces

YUKON TERRITORY – Alexco Resource Corp. of Vancouver says continued drilling has doubled the contained silver ounces at its Flame and Moth deposit since the initial resource estimate was published seven months ago. The deposit is in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 31, 2013 | 4:25 pm

COPPER-GOLD: Oyu Tolgoi produces first concentrate

MONGOLIA – The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project, located in the South Gobi region 80 km from the Chinese border, has produced its first copper concentrate. The announcement was made by 66% owner Turquoise Hill Resources of Vancouver. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 31, 2013 | 4:22 pm

MINING PEOPLE: AuRo Resources, Bluestone, Maya Gold & Silver, Mill Bay, Oracle Mining, and Tumi Resources

The new president and CEO at Vancouver-based AuRo Resources Corp. is Peter Tegart, and the new secretary and CFO is Cyrus Driver.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 31, 2013 | 4:19 pm

Commentary: Canada’s anti-bribery laws: It may not be enough to say you didn’t know…

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

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 31, 2013 | 4:17 pm

REVIEW: Chamber of Commerce report supports mining

Headquartered in Toronto, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has taken a good look at the mining industry and acknowledges that mining has taken its competitive advantage across several connected industries. Moreover, we must ensure that the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:20 pm

GOLD: Recent drilling highlights “long and strong”

ONTARIO and QUEBEC – Anyone exploring for gold (and sometimes it seems 90% of explorationists are thus engaged) is likely to smile broadly when imaging long intersections of strong grades. It takes more than a few good holes to make a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:18 pm

FLUORSPAR: New PFS completed for St. Lawrence project

NEWFOUNDLAND – Canada Fluorspar Inc. (CFI) of Toronto has completed a preliminary feasibility study for reopening its St. Lawrence fluorspar mine on the Burin Peninsula. The project is a joint ventures of CFI (50%) and French chemical...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:16 pm

LOAN: Ivernia borrows to reopen lead mine

AUSTRALIA – Ivernia Inc. has entered into a $20-million secured load facility with Sprott Resources Lending Partnership. The funds will be used to restart operations at Ivernia's Paroo Station lead mine in Western Australia. Ivernia has...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:14 pm

Roundup 2013: BC’s mining and exploration scene in 2012

VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:06 pm

EXPLORATION: Yukon boosts incentive, okays two new mines

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government has increased funding to the Yukon Mining Incentive Program to encourage mineral exploration in the territory. The increase was announced at the Mineral Exploration Roundup by Minister of Energy, Mines...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:16 pm

DIAMONDS: Stornoway rejigs Renard design to cut costs

QUEBEC - Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal has optimized the design for the province's first diamond mine, Renard, located in the Otish Mountains, cutting costs and maintaining its high operating margin. The original feasibility study was...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Osisko upgrades Hammond Reef resource

ONTARIO – An updated resource estimate for the Hammond Reef gold project near Atikokan is now available from owner Osisko Mining Corp. of Montreal. The bulk of the mineralization has been upgraded to the measured and indicated categories.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:12 pm

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