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Puma hunts high-grade silver in New Brunswick

VANCOUVER — In late February the Fraser Institute published a survey that labelled New Brunswick the world's most attractive jurisdiction for mineral exploration, and that sounds about right to Puma Exploration. The Quebec-based explorer...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 14, 2012 | 4:56 pm

IRON ORE STUDY: News positive for Roche Bay project C zone

NUNAVUT – Toronto-based Advanced Explorations says the feasibility study conducted on the C zone of the Roche Bay iron project on the east coast of the Melville Peninsula is positive. The report, prepared by Tetra Tech Wardrop, confirmed...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2012 | 5:00 pm

ZINC-LEAD RESOURCES: Selwyn’s Don deposit numbers grow

YUKON – Selwyn Resources of Vancouver has updated the resource numbers for its Don deposit, and the inferred tonnage has grown 13.2% since the November 2011 estimate. The Don deposit is part of the Selwyn project in the Howard’s...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD SALE: Royal Gold buys up more Mt. Milligan output

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Royal Gold of Denver has agreed to take another 12.25% of the gold produced by the Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine under development 155 km northwest of Prince George. That brings Royal’s total gold off take...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Belo Sun, Morien Resources, Orvana, Prevention Council, and SNC-Lavalin

Belo Sun Mining of Toronto has added three individuals to its management team: Ian Pritchard as COO, Joaquim Alvarenga as general manager of operations in Brazil, and Donald W. Clarke as an advisor. Pritchard’s experience includes more...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Miners endorse CN Rail plan for Labrador Trough

VANCOUVER — In the grand scheme of things Canada isn’t known as a great power in the iron ore business, but a group of forward-thinking mining companies have come together with the Canadian National Railway to explore the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2012 | 4:56 pm

COLLECTIBLE: Royal Canadian Mine issues new 1-oz 99999-fine gold coin

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint has added a new pure gold coin to its growing family of industry-leading bullion products, the one-ounce, 99.999% pure gold bullion coin issued in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Mint's 100-kg gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 9, 2012 | 5:00 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Flotation, cyanidation test results positive from former Carolin mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA – New Carolin Gold of White Rock, BC, is pleased with the results of metallurgical tests carried out by SGS Canada on samples from the McMaster zone at the former Carolin gold mine near Hope.

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Goldcorp, Kinross, Royal Nickel, and Semafo

Vancouver-based Goldcorp has appointed a new COO, George Burns, who also takes up the mantle as executive VP. He is a veteran of the company’s management team. Burns replaces Steve Reid who is leaving the company.

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

MAINTENANCE: Teck Coal, Dingo Mining team up

CALGARY – Teck Coal with six mines in British Columbia and Alberta takes the maintenance and reliability of its heavy equipment seriously. The company has teamed up with Dingo Mining, the lubricated asset experts, of Denver to make sure...

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

General Moly addresses cost overruns at Mt. Hope

VANCOUVER — It is not the best time to be in the molybdenum business, as U.S.-based producer General Moly finds itself coping with rising costs at its flagship Mt. Hope development in central Nevada, along with weakening moly oxide prices...

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

COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Construction begins at Constancia, HudBay sells precious metals stream

Constancia, HudBay sells precious metals streamPERU – The directors of Toronto’s HudBay Minerals have approved the US$1.5 billion investment needed to fund the development of the Constancia copper mine 100 km south of Cusco. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 8, 2012 | 5:00 pm

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