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FUND RAISING: Toronto Women in Mining sets $100K goal

TORONTO - On September 8-9, 2012, ten women representing Women in Mining Network Toronto Branch will participate in the Weekend to End Women's Cancers, a two-day, 60-km walk around Toronto benefiting The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 9, 2012 | 4:59 pm

NICKEL-COPPER-PGM EXPLORATION: Noront offers more drill results from McFaulds Lake

ONTARIO – Noront Resources of Toronto continues to drill its McFaulds Lake property in the James Bay Lowlands with good results. The latest assays were 1.02% Ni, 0.23$ Cu, 0.31 g/t Pt and 1.47 g/t Pd over 10.3 metres and 0.89% Ni, 0.34%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 9, 2012 | 4:58 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Carlisle offers first assays from Last Hope drilling

MANITOBA – Toronto’s Carlisle Goldfields has released the first results from its 4,000-metre drilling program at its Last Hope gold project 20 km southeast of Lynn Lake. Hole LH12-01 returned 6.0 g/t Au over 3 metres within an...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 9, 2012 | 4:57 pm

TIRES: Fountain, Royal tie the knot

EDMONTON, Alberta, and SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario – As part of its growth strategy, Fountain Tire, one of Canada’s premier tire and automotive service retailers, today announced that it has entered into a 50/50 partnership with Royal...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 9, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Papua New Guinea continues to scare off miners

Aldridge Minerals has added its name to a growing list of mining companies leaving or looking to leave Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 9, 2012 | 4:55 pm

BOUGHT DEAL: Atac raises $15.7M for Rackla gold project

YUKON – Atac Resources of Vancouver has closed a $15.7-million bought deal private placement. The bulk of the proceeds will be used to explore the company’s Rackla gold project 55 km northeast of Keno City.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 5, 2012 | 5:00 pm

SILVER-LEAD-ZINC RESOURCE: Silvercorp reports Silvertip numbers

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Silvercorp Metals has received the first independent 43-101-compliant report for the Silvertip silver-lead-zinc property 85 km southwest of Watson Lake. The report was prepared by Golder Associates.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 5, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD RESOURCE: Clifton Star files Duparquet figures

QUEBEC – Clifton Star Resources of Quebec City has filed a 43-101 study for its Duparquet project, including the Beattie tailings, 45 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda. The total resource is 19,000 tonnes at 2.10 g/t Au (measured), 29.6...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 5, 2012 | 4:58 pm

LOAD-HAUL-DUMPER: Atlas Copco celebrates sale of 100th Scooptram ST7

SWEDEN - Atlas Copco is celebrating the 100th sale of its Scooptram ST7 loader, confirming the international success of this new generation LHD in terms of underground loading technology and design.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 5, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Barrick undeterred by latest Argentinian court ruling

Despite an unfavorable court ruling, Barrick Gold is confident that its Pascua Lama project will push ahead.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 5, 2012 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: How to keep mining families rock solid

Families whose members work in the mining industry face certain challenges not common to urban households. In a large country, the worksite may be hundreds, or a thousand, kilometres from home. The mine employee may be gone for weeks at a time,...

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

DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT: Stornoway nixes power line for Renard project

QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal has studied the feasibility of building a 161-kV power line to supply grid power to the Renard diamond project in the Otish Mountains. According to the study prepared by Hydro-Quebec, the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 4, 2012 | 4:59 pm

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