Wolfden is back, and this time it has New Brunswick on its mind
When Don Hoy first met Ewan Downie back in the mid-1990s, the geologist recognized something different about the then contractor.
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ENVIRONMENT: Trevali, NB government ink deal
NEW BRUNSWICK – Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp. and the New Brunswick government have signed a environmental agreement covering the historic Caribou zinc-lead-copper mine and mill in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The deal calls for...
SILVER: Alexco doubles Flame and Moth ounces
YUKON TERRITORY – Alexco Resource Corp. of Vancouver says continued drilling has doubled the contained silver ounces at its Flame and Moth deposit since the initial resource estimate was published seven months ago. The deposit is in the...
COPPER-GOLD: Oyu Tolgoi produces first concentrate
MONGOLIA – The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project, located in the South Gobi region 80 km from the Chinese border, has produced its first copper concentrate. The announcement was made by 66% owner Turquoise Hill Resources of Vancouver. The...
MINING PEOPLE: AuRo Resources, Bluestone, Maya Gold & Silver, Mill Bay, Oracle Mining, and Tumi Resources
The new president and CEO at Vancouver-based AuRo Resources Corp. is Peter Tegart, and the new secretary and CFO is Cyrus Driver.
Commentary: Canada’s anti-bribery laws: It may not be enough to say you didn’t know…
(The following article is reprinted with permission from CMJ’s sister publication The Northern Miner.)
REVIEW: Chamber of Commerce report supports mining
Headquartered in Toronto, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has taken a good look at the mining industry and acknowledges that mining has taken its competitive advantage across several connected industries. Moreover, we must ensure that the...
GOLD: Recent drilling highlights “long and strong”
ONTARIO and QUEBEC – Anyone exploring for gold (and sometimes it seems 90% of explorationists are thus engaged) is likely to smile broadly when imaging long intersections of strong grades. It takes more than a few good holes to make a...
FLUORSPAR: New PFS completed for St. Lawrence project
NEWFOUNDLAND – Canada Fluorspar Inc. (CFI) of Toronto has completed a preliminary feasibility study for reopening its St. Lawrence fluorspar mine on the Burin Peninsula. The project is a joint ventures of CFI (50%) and French chemical...
LOAN: Ivernia borrows to reopen lead mine
AUSTRALIA – Ivernia Inc. has entered into a $20-million secured load facility with Sprott Resources Lending Partnership. The funds will be used to restart operations at Ivernia's Paroo Station lead mine in Western Australia. Ivernia has...
Roundup 2013: BC’s mining and exploration scene in 2012
VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while...
EXPLORATION: Yukon boosts incentive, okays two new mines
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government has increased funding to the Yukon Mining Incentive Program to encourage mineral exploration in the territory. The increase was announced at the Mineral Exploration Roundup by Minister of Energy, Mines...
Komatsu launches world’s largest hydraulic mining excavator
Komatsu’s Germany Mining Division has announced the global launch of the PC9000-12, the largest and most innovative hydraulic mining excavator in the […]