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COMMENT: Chinese workers headed to Greenland

If something happens twice, does that indicate the beginning of a trend? The "something" is governments allowing foreign workers to fill jobs at mining projects. With the blessing of Canada's federal government, HD Mining is importing...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2012 | 5:06 pm

DIAMOND: Renard 65 sampling yields 9.78 and 6.41 ct stones

QUEBEC – Montreal-based Stornoway Diamond Corp. has recovered a 9.78-ct and a 6.41-ct diamond from the Renard 65 bulk sample. The 9.78-ct stone, worth US$7,000/ct, is an unbroken white octahedral gem, the most valuable ever...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2012 | 5:04 pm

GOLD: More infrastructure brings McGarry mine closer to commercial production

ONTARIO – Armistice Resources Corp. of Toronto is pushing ahead with infrastructure projects at its McGarry gold mine in Virginiatown as the mine gets closer to commercial production. The improvements are aimed at boosting production...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2012 | 5:03 pm

AWARDS: PDAC names 2013 winners

TORONTO – The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada has announced the winners of various awards that will be presented during the annual meeting March 3 to 6, 2013, at the Metro Toronto Conventional Centre.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2012 | 5:00 pm

Flow-through donations may be safety net for junior explorers

It’s no secret that tight equity markets are hurting junior mining and other resource exploration firms in Canada as they struggle to find the vein of capital to keep their operations running and their valuations from leeching away.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 11, 2012 | 3:56 pm

DIAMONDS: Stornoway receives Renard certificate of authorization

QUEBEC – A major permitting milestone for the Renard diamond development has been achieved on time, says owner Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal. The Quebec Ministere du Developpement Durable, de l'Environmnement, de la Faune et des...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2012 | 4:00 pm

ENVIRONMENT: Rio Tinto pledges $107 million for improvements at Sorel-Tracy

QUEBEC – Rio Tinto, Fer et Titane (RTFT), a subsidiary of British integrated miner Rio Tinto plc, has announced plans to spend $107 million on two major environmental improvement projects at its metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2012 | 3:59 pm

GOLD: SAS cuts 10.22 g/t over 24 metres at Hislop North

ONTARIO – Toronto-based St Andrew Goldfields (SAS) is cutting good grades at its Hislop North gold property northwest of the Hislop mine. The longest intersection was 24.0 metres (core length) grading 10.22 g/t Au including 11.91 g/t over...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2012 | 3:58 pm

COAL: Hiring controversy surrounds BC development

BRITISH COLUMBIA – HD Mining International of Vancouver has come under fire for importing Chinese coal miners for its Murray River underground coal mine southwest of Tumbler Ridge. The company received approval from Human Resources and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2012 | 3:57 pm

GOLD: Astur eliminates cyanide use at Salave

SPAIN – Vancouver-based Astur Gold Corp., owner of the Salave advanced gold exploration project in Asturias, has decided to produce a high grade flotation concentrate rather than build the planned pressure oxidation and carbon-in-leach...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2012 | 3:56 pm

Duluth, Antofagasta go big on the South Kawishiwi

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based Duluth Metals and 40% joint venture partner Antofagasta can claim to hold one of the world's largest polymetallic sulphide deposits following a resource update on the Twin Metals project southeast of Ely,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 10, 2012 | 3:55 pm

URANIUM: Patterson Lake South yields up to 11.1% U3O8

SASKATCHEWAN – Fission Energy Corp. of Kelowna, BC, and its 50% joint venture partner Alpha Minerals of Vancouver are pleased with the recent nine-hole drilling program on their Patterson Lake South uranium property on the southwest...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 5, 2012 | 4:00 pm

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