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Taseko hedges its bets

In mid-September, Taseko Mines made a second attempt at permitting its US$1.1-billion New Prosperity copper-gold project in British Columbia, submitting a revamped environmental impact statement with a US$300 million plan to salvage Fish Lake...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2012 | 3:56 pm

GUEST PERSPECTIVE: The good, the bad and the very, very ugly of Ontario’s new Mining Act

Ontario’s first Mining Act was passed in 1869 with a significant revision in 1906. Since that time the Act has continuously evolved alongside technological and environmental changes and political and public demands.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 8, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Golden Hope cuts 144 g/t at Bellechasse-Timmins

QUEBEC – Golden Hope Mines of Montreal continues to intersect bonanza grades at its Bellechasse-Timmins gold deposit in the southeast part of the province. A step out hole returned a weighted average assay of 144.61 g/t Au over 1.0 metre....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 8, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Testing produces near-pure spherical graphite

OTTAWA – Northern Graphite Corp. of Ottawa says that tests conducted by Hazen Research have successfully produced spherical graphite from the Bissett Creek deposit 53 km east of Mattawa with a 99.99% graphitic carbon (Cg) purity. Large...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 8, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Goldgroup, Nemaska Lithium, Prophecy Platinum, Reliant Gold, and Terreno Resources

Vancouver-based Goldgroup Mining has named Dustin VanDoorselaere as the company’s VP operations. A graduate of Laurentian University, he had been Goldgroup’s projects manager since May 2011. The company also noted that its VP...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 8, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Feds build regulatory foundation for future growth in the North

VANCOUVER — In a bid to nurture economic growth in Canada’s northern territories, the federal government announced its Northern Jobs and Growth Act on Nov. 6. John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 8, 2012 | 4:55 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Young-Davidson yields good results from two zones

ONTARIO – AuRico Gold of Toronto says successful exploration is continuing at its Young-Davidson gold mine 60 km west of Kirkland Lake. The primary focus is west of the mine on the YD West and West Shirriff zones.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Mexivada cuts two high grade zones near Matheson

ONTARIO – Drilling conducted by Vancouver-based Mexivada Mining Corp. at the Roger property near Matheson has cut high gold values – as much as 73.1 g/t – and discovered at least two new gold zones. The company also says the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 4:59 pm

DIAMOND MINING: Lucara unearths rare blue diamond at Karowe

BOTSWANA – Lucara Diamond Corp. of Vancouver has recovered a rare 9.46-ct Type II blue diamond from its wholly owned Karowe mine. The diamond is the first of its kind to be identified at Karowe.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 4:58 pm

AWARD: Bestech wins for efforts with local students

SUDBURY, Ontario - Bestech has won a 2012 Employer Stellar Award from the Education Co-ordinating Team of Workforce Planning for Sudbury and Manitoulin. Nominated by the Employment Centre at College Boreal, the Employer Stellar Award recognizes...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Turquoise Hill secures power for Oyu Tolgoi

Turquoise Hill Resources rose more than 11% after announcing it has finalized the much anticipated power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 4:56 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Kirkland Lake extends South mine with bonanza grade

ONTARIO – Kirkland Lake Gold, of the town of the same name, says recent underground diamond drilling has extended the mineralization of the South gold mine to a point further east than ever before. Hole 43-2111A returned 101.8 g/t (uncut)...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Mill building begins at Red Chris

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Construction at the Red Chris copper project 80 km south of Dease Lake is well underway, says owner Imperial Metals Corp. of Vancouver. Excavation in the process plant area has been completed, and the first concrete was...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:59 pm

ACQUISITION: Trevali new owner of Caribou mine, mill

NEW BRUNSWICK – Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp. has completed the acquisition of Maple Minerals, giving Trevali ownership of the 3,000-t/d Caribou mine and mill complex in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The Caribou site is also home to a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:58 pm

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