Canadian Mining Journal Staff

NEW WEBSITE: Extractive Sector CSR site refreshed

TORONTO - The Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor has a new web presence, offering a more user friendly experience. As well as a fresher design, users will find information on the office’s review process and general interest...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2012 | 4:59 pm

IRON ORE EXPLORATION: JV formed for Attikamagen Lake property

QUEBEC – Century Iron Mines of Toronto and WISCO International Resources Development & Investment have inked a joint venture agreement covering the Attikamagen iron property 15 km east of Schefferville.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2012 | 4:58 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: ATAC drills 16.3 metres of 15.74 g/t at Rackla project

YUKON – Vancouver-based ATAC Resources says assays of diamond drill core from the Conrad zone at the Rackla gold project tested as high as 15.73 g/t Au over 16.0 metres from hole 12-141. Hole 12-170 returned 6.19 g/t Au over 42.68 metres,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2012 | 4:57 pm

GOLD RESOURCE: Upper Beaver indicated contained gold reaches 1.5 million oz

ONTARIO – Queenston Mining of Toronto has updated the mineral resource for its Upper Beaver gold-copper project near Kirkland Lake, saying the tonnages of indicated and inferred resources are up 123% and 48% respectively from earlier...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2012 | 4:56 pm

COPPER MINING: Copper Mountain marks successful first year

The following article and photo were provided by Atlas Copco.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2012 | 4:55 pm

Copper Mountain a takeover target, CIBC says

Copper Mountain Mining and its pure-play copper mine in British Columbia could become a takeover target, Matthew Gibson of CIBC argues in a new research report.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2012 | 4:54 pm

POTASH MINING: Fire out, workers safe at Rocanville

SASKATCHEWAN – An early morning fire at Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan’s Rocanville mine is extinguished, but 20 miners remain underground in refuge stations. No injuries were reported.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2012 | 5:01 pm

IRON ORE STUDY: Alderon files EIS for Kami project

LABRADOR – Alderon Iron Ore Corp. of Vancouver has reached a milestone at its Kami iron ore project with the filing of the environmental impact statement for the proposed mine. The EIS provides technical analysis and a thorough assessment...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2012 | 5:00 pm

PATENT PENDING: American Vanadium files on its purification process

VANCOUVER – American Vanadium has filed a patent application for tis Vanadium oxide purification process with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The process refines vanadium oxide for use as an electrolyte for mass storage batteries as...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Arianne Resources, Barrick, Oceanic, Oracle Mining, Red Ore Gold and SNC-Lavalin

Pierre Lortie is the new chairman of Arianne Resources in Saguenay, QC. He is a senior business advisor at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and a former top executive at Bombardier as well as president of the Montreal Stock Exchange. Lortie received...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2012 | 4:58 pm

TAILINGS MANAGEMENT: SNC-Lavalin awarded EPC contract in Chile

MONTREAL. SNC-Lavalin has won a contract to provide overall  management, detailed engineering, procurement and construction services for a thickened tailings disposal system at the Cerro Negro Norte iron project owned by Compania Minera...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Stornoway’s Renard may face delays

Stornoway Diamond’s Renard diamond project in Quebec, which is estimated to come online in 2015, may be deferred because of potential delays in the provincial government’s road building schedule.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2012 | 4:56 pm

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