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DIAMOND MINING: BHP Billion sells Ekati to Harry Winston for $500M

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – BHP Billiton is selling its diamond business, including the Ekati mine at Lac de Gras, to Harry Winston Diamond Corp. of Toronto. The deal is worth US$500 million, and it should close in Q1 2013.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2012 | 3:59 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Aguila American, Galore Resources, GTA Resources, Northern Vertex, Rambler Metals, and Teck

Following its AGM, Aguila American Gold of Vancouver made the following appointments: Nick DeMare as CFO and secretary; James McCrea as VP exploration; John Huguet as chairman; and Blair Way as president and CEO. Blair was most recently, Vice...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2012 | 3:58 pm

AWARD: Fordia receives highest honour from Quebec Society for Quality

MONTREAL – Fordia, a leading manufacturer in the diamond drilling industry, received the Grand Prix québécois de la qualité for its management and overall performance at the awards ceremony for the Grand Prix...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2012 | 3:57 pm

Revett presses on in Montana

When Revett Minerals restarted the Troy mine in northwestern Montana in December 2004, the property had a mine life of about four years based on its known reserves.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 13, 2012 | 3:56 pm

GUEST OPINION: Pierre Lassonde on gold, Part One

From his keynote address to the Denver Gold Forum, September 2012.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2012 | 4:00 pm

ACQUISITION: Osisko makes friendly $550M offer for Queenston

MONTREAL – Osisko Mining Corp. has made a friendly offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Queenston Mining of Toronto. Osisko is offering 0.611 of an Osisko share for each Queenston common share. The offer...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2012 | 3:59 pm

LITHIUM DEAL: Canada Lithium signs 5-year deal

QUEBEC – Canada Lithium Corp. of Toronto has signed a five-year lithium carbonate offtake agreement with Tewoo-ERDC, one of China's larger commodity traders, for 12,000 tonnes of battery grade lithium annually. Deliveries are to begin in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2012 | 3:58 pm

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: O Trade recognized by World Bank

TORONTO - O trade and market access, a Canadian firm specializing in sustainable supply chain and community development solutions, has been recognized by the World Bank for its proprietary Local Community Procurement Program (LCPP) as one...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2012 | 3:57 pm

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

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