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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

GOLD: Rainy River offers more results from Intrepid zone

ONTARIO – Eleven of the 18 recent drill holes in the Intrepid zone show widths suggestive of open pit potential, according to Rainy River Resources of Toronto. The company has traced the Intrepid zone over a 335-metres strike lengths and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 5, 2012 | 3:59 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Canyon Copper, Fortune Minerals, Mine Radio Systems, Moneta, and Premier Gold

Mine Radio Systems of Goodwood, ON, is spreading the news that VP engineering Wisam Farjow recently completed his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Ryerson University. He successfully defended his thesis on cross layer...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 5, 2012 | 3:58 pm

ENVIRONMENT: Weir sells three reclaim water barges to Suncor TRO project

ALBERTA - In early 2010, Weir Minerals Canada (WMC) won an order to supply three Multiflo® mega-barges for Suncor’s TRO Project, located 30 km north of Fort McMurray, AB. This past spring, WMC and its team of contractors completed...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 5, 2012 | 3:57 pm

British Columbia sits under cloud of 2013 election

VANCOUVER — What came first was denial and defiance. It seemed inconceivable that a New Democratic Party (NDP) government could take the reins following a provincial election in British Columba (BC) in May 2013. But as political tides...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 5, 2012 | 3:56 pm

GRAPHITE: Canada Carbon fast tracks reopening of Asbury mine

QUEBEC – Canada Carbon of Oakville, ON, has completed the acquisition of the former Asbury graphite mine and announced its intention to fast track reopening. The property, near Notre-Dame-du-Lau 120 km north of Gatineau, QC, is the site...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2012 | 4:28 pm

GOLD: Tails reprocessing at old Carolin mine to begin next year

BRITISH COLUMBIA – New Carolin Gold Corp. of White Rock, BC, has entered into a letter of intent with Shoreline Resource Management Group (SRM) for the establishment of a gold tailings reprocessing plant at the former Carolin mine, part...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2012 | 4:26 pm

SCREENING: IROCK introduces TS-409 for low tonnage operations

VALLEYVIEW, Ohio - IROCK Crushers now offers the TS-409 open style feeder track screening plant. This screener, one in a line of five IROCK models, is designed for small- to mid-size producers who need a more economical, more compact screening...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2012 | 4:25 pm

Black Iron takes on Ukrainian iron ore

Low operating costs and proximity to steel mills in Europe and the Middle East make Black Iron’s Shymanivske iron ore project in the Ukraine a compelling proposition, despite fluctuations in the iron ore price, the Toronto-based company...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 4, 2012 | 4:23 pm

COMMENT: Barrick tops list of sustainable Canadian miners

Corporate Knights, a specialized media and investment research company based in Toronto, has released its first Canadian mining sustainability ranking. The researchers measured the performance of 52 Canadian miners against 12 sustainability...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 3, 2012 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: Richmont closes Francoeur mine

QUEBEC – Richmont Mines of Montreal has announced the closure of the Francoeur gold mine and the suspension of exploration on the Wasamac gold property, both are which are near Rouyn-Noranda.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 3, 2012 | 4:04 pm

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