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CHARITABLE GIVING: Canadian Miners t-shirts raise money for Toronto’s Sick Kids

TIMMINS, Ontario – Contract miner Paul Ross is giving back the best way he knows how. He has pledged to raise $25,000 for Toronto's Sick Children's Hospital, where his year-old daughter was treated 22 years ago, by selling Canadian...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 26, 2012 | 3:57 pm

WELDING: Mansour Mining ads robotic arm to its team

SUDBURY, Ontario - Mansour Mining Technologies Inc. (MMTI) has invested in a custom built, state-of-the-art robotic welding arm. This technology is one of the latest innovations at MMTI, making it the first choice for ground support products...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 26, 2012 | 3:56 pm

Rebel group consolidates position in DRC

Rebel fighters from the M23 group in the Democratic Republic of Congo have pushed past Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, to the town of Sake, 20 km to the west, and claim they plan to march to Kinshasa, the country’s capital.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 26, 2012 | 3:55 pm

ZINC-LEAD: Selwyn offers new mine plan for ScoZinc reopening

NOVA SCOTIA – Selwyn Resources of Vancouver has come up with a new mine plan for reopening the ScoZinc mine and mill that it purchased in June 2011. The project, located near Gays River, has operated for three brief periods since...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2012 | 4:00 pm

GOLD: Drilling at Island Gold mine confirms potential at depth

ONTARIO – Richmont Mines of Montreal says recent drilling at its Island Gold mine 80 km northeast of Wawa confirms the potential of the property at depth. Highlights from the C zone include (cut grades over true widths) 26.09 g/t Au over...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2012 | 3:59 pm

SILVER-ZINC: Canadian Zinc cuts 2,059 g/t Ag over 1.3 metres at Prairie Creek

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver's Canadian Zinc Corp. has completed its 2012 exploration program with a silver intercept of 2,059 g/t over 1.3 metres, additional high grade assays and a the definition of a strong geophysical anomaly...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2012 | 3:58 pm

AWARDS: AEMQ recognizes the best of 2012

QUEBEC CITY – The Quebec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ) held its annual recognition awards ceremony during the Quebec mining exploration convention, which took place from Nov. 19-22. The awards emphasize the excellence, dynamism...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2012 | 3:57 pm

Auriga has new vision for Puffy Lake

Auriga Gold wants to bring the Puffy Mine in western Manitoba back to life — only this time as a more modest and efficient operation.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2012 | 3:56 pm

OPINION: Commodity boom here to stay

While many wonder if the current softening commodities prices are a sign that the mineral industry is headed for a cyclical dip, there are others who maintain an optimistic outlook. One of the latter is Scotiabank's VP of economics and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2012 | 4:00 pm

GOLD: Detour to raise $106M as opening nears

TORONTO – Detour Gold Corp. has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets to raise $106 million as its Detour Lake gold mine in northern Ontario nears production. Detour Gold will issue 4.0...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2012 | 3:59 pm

GOLD-COPPER: Drilling at Mount Polley tests potential under pits

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Imperial Metals Corp. has been drilling at its Mount Polley gold-copper mine 100 km northeast of Williams Lake and confirms significant mineralization lies below the Springer and Cariboo pits.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2012 | 3:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Avanti Mining, Carlisle Goldfields, Dundee, Goldgroup and Northern Iron

Michael Winship and Gordon Bogden have been appointed directors of Vancouver-based Avanti Mining.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2012 | 3:57 pm

Miners remain optimistic at the Quebec mining convention

The Quebec Mining Association or AEMQ has kicked off its four-day annual mining exploration convention at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City. The conference runs from Nov. 19 to 22.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2012 | 3:56 pm

Fresh look for CMJ News

CMJ's Headline News has a new look beginning this week. Designed for today's mobile platforms, the Headline News is easier to read and navigate. It contains the same great information our readers expect, written by the pros at Canadian Mining...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 20, 2012 | 4:00 pm

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