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GOLD EXPLORATION: Dewatering and ramp rehab in progress at Taylor project

ONTARIO – St Andrew Goldfields (SAS) of Toronto says dewatering of the ramp at the Taylor gold project 53 km east of Timmins began in April, and the portal was open at the end of June. Once rehabilitation is done and services are...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 8, 2012 | 4:59 pm

COAL EXPLORATION: Erdene vends Donkin project to APM

NOVA SCOTIA – Halifax-based Erdene Resource Development Corp. has entered into a deal with Advanced Primary Minerals Corp. whereby APM will gain control of all of Erdene’s North American property assets for APM shares. Erdene will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 8, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MERGER: RX Gold shareholders okay combination with US Silver, Hecla withdraws

TORONTO – The shareholders of both RS Gold & Silver and U.S. Silver approved the merger of the two companies on Aug. 7, 2012. Court approval is pending and other customary conditions must also be met.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 8, 2012 | 4:57 pm

CONVEYORS & FEEDERS: Eriez video simplifies displacement measurements

ERIE, Pennsylvania – Eriez has a new video to walk viewers through the proper procedures for measuring displacement on electromagnetic and electromechanical feeders and conveyors. It is two-and-a-half minutes long and can be viewed at...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 8, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Roxgold rushes initial resource at Yaramoko

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Roxgold continues to advance its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, despite lingering questions stemming from an unresolved proxy battle with a group of prominent shareholders. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 8, 2012 | 4:55 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Value, volume of Canadian mining deals drops

Vancouver-based Ernst & Young has taken a look at the value and volume of Canadian mining and metals deals and found them to be down 41% and 26%, respectively. The reasons are twofold: rising capital costs and softening commodity prices.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 7, 2012 | 5:00 pm

PLATINUM GROUP EXPLORATION: Minfocus finds significant grades at Nipigon Reefs

ONTARIO – Minfocus Exploration of Vancouver says that more sampling of drill core from recent holes has returned additional significant intercepts from the Nipigon Reefs (Seagull) project 70 km north of Thunder Bay. Holes WM122-34 to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 7, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD MINING: Osisko sets monthly records

QUEBEC – Last week Osisko Mining of Montreal announced that the secondary crusher installation is complete at its Canadian Malartic gold mine 25 km west of Val d’Or. The addition of a secondary crusher facility consisting of two...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 7, 2012 | 4:58 pm

NEW NAME: Ivanhoe Mines becomes Turquoise Hill Resources

VANCOUVER – The name change is official – the company formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines is now Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. The name change was part of the April 2012 agreement signed with Rio Tinto to fund the copper-gold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 7, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Kinross names new CEO

Kinross Gold’s Tye Burt joins a growing list of fallen CEOs for companies struggling to keep investors satisfied in the current market condition, where cost escalations are causing project delays and internal reviews of assets.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 7, 2012 | 4:56 pm

ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS: Kluane First Nation, Prophecy Platinum reach accord on Wellgreen

YUKON – Prophecy Platinum of Vancouver and the Kluane First Nation have reached a co-operation and benefits agreement for the Wellgreen nickel-copper-PGM project 317 km northwest of Whitehorse. The agreement covers Prophecy’s...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 2, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Trevali to go forward with stand-alone mill for Halfmile

NEW BRUNSWICK – Although a bulk sample from the Halfmile Zn-Pb-Cu project was successfully toll milled at Xstrata’s Brunswick mill, Trevali Mining Corp. of Vancouver has decided to proceed with a stand-alone mill for the mine...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 2, 2012 | 4:58 pm

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