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IRON ORE: First bulk carrier of year reaches ArcelorMittal dock

QUEBEC – ArcelorMittal has awarded the iron-headed steel cane to the master of the Panamax Jade, the first transatlantic bulk ore carrier to anchor at the company's dock in Port-Cartier in 2013. The ship is under the command of Captain...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 16, 2013 | 4:26 pm

GOLD: Uragold set to move forward at Beauce placer project

QUEBEC – Uragold Bay Resources of Montreal is ready for the next step at its Beauce placer gold project 75 km southeast of Quebec City. Quebec's agricultural land protection commission (CTPAQ) has issued a ruling granting the company a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 16, 2013 | 4:25 pm

GOLD: New resource numbers for Borden zone from Probe

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Probe Mines says the new resource estimate at its Borden Lake gold project near Chapleau highlights the increasing grade of the Borden gold zone observed at all cut-off levels. The property has an indicated...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 16, 2013 | 4:23 pm

Commentary: The case for random alcohol testing by employers in dangerous workplaces

On Dec. 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments on the subject of random alcohol testing by employers in dangerous workplaces. The case arose from a union grievance and arbitration challenging the policy of Irving Pulp & Paper...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 16, 2013 | 4:22 pm

COMMENT: How to cut operating and capital costs

As the mining industry emerges from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), many companies are already outlining plans for moderate to aggressive growth over the short to medium term. While production volumes will need to grow to meet an expected...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 15, 2013 | 4:29 pm

BASE METALS: Inmet reaches high end of 2012 guidance

TORONTO – Jochen Tilk, president and CEO of Inmet Mining is pleased that the company has met the upper end of its 2012 production guidance. A total of 111,700 tonnes of copper and 66,300 tonnes of zinc were recorded at Inmet's three mines...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 15, 2013 | 4:27 pm

GOLD: PEA is positive for Duparquet project

QUEBEC – Clifton Star Resources of Quebec City has received a positive preliminary economic assessment for its Duparquet gold project 45 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda. The measured and indicated resources in the selected pit design are...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 15, 2013 | 4:11 pm

TRAINING: New advanced simulators for equipment operators

AUSTRALIA – Immersive Technologies has announced the availability of two new equipment simulator models aimed at increasing trainer productivity. The PRO3-B and UG360-B each have an enhanced trainer station, a significant upgrade...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 15, 2013 | 4:06 pm

Investors like Guyana Goldfield’s new Aurora plan

VANCOUVER – After a first feasibility study scared investors with its steep price tag and shaky economics, Guyana Goldfields took its Aurora gold project back to the drawing board.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 15, 2013 | 10:28 am

DIAMONDS: Harry Winston sheds retail to become Dominion Diamond

TORONTO – Harry Winston Diamond Corp. has announced a deal to sell its luxury brand diamond jewelry and watch division to The Swatch Group for $1 billion. Swatch will pay US$750 million and assume up to US$250 of pro forma net debt.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 14, 2013 | 4:45 pm

NICKEL: Vale to cut furnaces at Copper Cliff smelter

ONTARIO – Media reports from northern Ontario are saying that Vale is is planning to cut back production at the Copper Cliff smelter in Sudbury to a single furnace and that the decision will slow the implementation of its $2-billion Clean...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 14, 2013 | 4:44 pm

PALLADIUM: North American tops guidance, details expansion progress

ONTARIO – Toronto-based North American Palladium (NAP) says preliminary palladium production numbers for last year were actually a little above its guidance at 163,980 oz of payable palladium. The forecast was between 150,000 and 160,000...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 14, 2013 | 4:42 pm

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