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PGE: Minfocus cuts better than 2 g/t Pt+Pd at Chief Peter project

ONTARIO – Minfocus Exploration Corp. of Toronto has drilled the Chief Peter property 130 km northwest of Thunder Bay and received assays greater than 2.0 g/t Pt+Pd and more than 0.50% Cu. The recent diamond drilling program included 750...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 12, 2013 | 3:48 pm

IRON ORE: Cliffs to close Pointe Noire pellet plant

QUEBEC – Cliffs Natural Resources of Cleveland, OH, has announced its intention to close its Pointe Noire iron ore pellet plant in Sept-Iles by the end of Q2 2013. The company blamed high production costs and lower prices for its decision.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 12, 2013 | 3:46 pm

IRON ORE: Millennium, Tata ink DSO deal with Labrador Iron Mines

LABRADOR – Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), a joint venture of India's Tata Steel (80%) and Montreal's New Millennium Iron Corp. (20%), has signed an agreement with Labrador Iron Mines Holdings (LIM) of Toronto. The deal involves shared...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 12, 2013 | 3:43 pm

PARTNERS: Nordex Explosives, Wahgoshig enter working relationship

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ontario – Nordex Explosives is pleased to announce a memorandum of understanding agreement has been reached with Wahgoshig LP through its general partner Wahgoshig Resources pursuant to which the parties have agreed to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 12, 2013 | 3:42 pm

U3O8 snaps up Calypso Uranium in all-share deal

VANCOUVER – U3O8 is adding money to its coffers and new properties to its Argentinean portfolio through an all-share deal to acquire Calypso Uranium.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 12, 2013 | 3:39 pm

COMMENT: Devolution comes to the Northwest Territories

dev·o·lu·tion (noun) ~ The transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 11, 2013 | 4:33 pm

IRON ORE: First resource numbers revealed for Joyce Lake

LABRADOR – The initial resource estimate is out for the Joyce Lake direct shipping ore (DSO) project, a joint venture of Toronto's Century Iron Mines Corp, WISCO and Champion Iron Mines. At a cut-off of 50% Fe, the deposit contains 10.0...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 11, 2013 | 4:31 pm

URANIUM: Patterson Lake South hole “off-the-scale”

SASKATCHEWAN – The 50:50 joint venture Fission Energy Corp. (Kelowna, BC) and Alpha Minerals (Vancouver, BC) at Patterson Lake South in the Athabasca Basin returned a 53.0-metre interval of continuous radioactivity in hole PLS13-051 that...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 11, 2013 | 4:30 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Vale, Detour Gold, Golden Band, West Kirkland, and North American Palladium

Samantha Espley, general manager of mines and mill technical services at Vale's Ontario Operations is the recipient of the second annual Women in Mining Canada National Trailblazer Award. The award, recognizing a woman who has taken personal...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 11, 2013 | 4:26 pm

TomaGold and Quinto soar on Monster Lake gold hits

VANCOUVER – A few high grade gold hits and TomaGold's share price is up almost 200% since mid-February, while its thinly traded joint venture partner on the project, Quinto Real Capital is up an astonishing 1,850% .

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

Gold: Wesdome to suspend work at Kiena mine

QUEBEC – Despite higher in situ grades and promising new discoveries this year, Wesdome Gold Mines is suspending mining at the Kiena mine in Val d'Or by June 30, 2013. Decreasing recovered grades, persistent industry cost pressures, and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2013 | 4:19 pm

FAREWELL: Stompin’ Tom Connors

A Canadian icon and true original, folk entertainer Stompin' Tom Connors passed away on March 6. He leaves behind a legacy of songs that celebrate this country's smallest and most vibrant communities. Most everyone who lives here can sing a few...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2013 | 4:18 pm

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