COMMENT: Devolution comes to the Northwest Territories
dev·o·lu·tion (noun) ~ The transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government.
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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IRON ORE: First resource numbers revealed for Joyce Lake
LABRADOR – The initial resource estimate is out for the Joyce Lake direct shipping ore (DSO) project, a joint venture of Toronto's Century Iron Mines Corp, WISCO and Champion Iron Mines. At a cut-off of 50% Fe, the deposit contains 10.0...
URANIUM: Patterson Lake South hole “off-the-scale”
SASKATCHEWAN – The 50:50 joint venture Fission Energy Corp. (Kelowna, BC) and Alpha Minerals (Vancouver, BC) at Patterson Lake South in the Athabasca Basin returned a 53.0-metre interval of continuous radioactivity in hole PLS13-051 that...
MINING PEOPLE: Vale, Detour Gold, Golden Band, West Kirkland, and North American Palladium
Samantha Espley, general manager of mines and mill technical services at Vale's Ontario Operations is the recipient of the second annual Women in Mining Canada National Trailblazer Award. The award, recognizing a woman who has taken personal...
TomaGold and Quinto soar on Monster Lake gold hits
VANCOUVER – A few high grade gold hits and TomaGold's share price is up almost 200% since mid-February, while its thinly traded joint venture partner on the project, Quinto Real Capital is up an astonishing 1,850% .
Gold: Wesdome to suspend work at Kiena mine
QUEBEC – Despite higher in situ grades and promising new discoveries this year, Wesdome Gold Mines is suspending mining at the Kiena mine in Val d'Or by June 30, 2013. Decreasing recovered grades, persistent industry cost pressures, and...
FAREWELL: Stompin’ Tom Connors
A Canadian icon and true original, folk entertainer Stompin' Tom Connors passed away on March 6. He leaves behind a legacy of songs that celebrate this country's smallest and most vibrant communities. Most everyone who lives here can sing a few...
PHOSPHATE: Lac a Paul resource grows to 590M tonnes
QUEBEC – Arianne Phosphate of Saguenay, QC, says the latest estimate of measured and indicated resources for the Paul zone at its Lac a Paul project in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean has risen to 590 million tonnes grading 7.13% P2O5. The number...
GOLD: Strike updates work at Edwards mine
ONTARIO – The bulk sampling program by Strike Minerals of Toronto continues at its Edwards gold mine, 50 km east of Wawa. The area of interest is the 60-metre level of the Edwards No.1 quartz vein. One lift has been completed resulting in...
ENGINEERS: Look west for jobs
TORONTO – The job market for engineers is strongest in western Canada, according to information analyzed for a new report, Engineering Labour Market in Canada: Projections to 2020. The report was sponsored by recruitment specialist...
First Quantum’s annual profit hit by lower copper prices
VANCOUVER — Despite a 16% year-on-year jump in copper production Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals told a familiar story during an annual report on its 2012 fiscal year: falling average realized copper prices and rising operating...
SAFETY: MINES wants investigation into Ontario mining safety
ONTARIO – A citizen group calling itself MINES (Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone's Support) in Sudbury is trying to garner popular support to persuade the government to call an inquiry into mine safety in the province. The committee wants to...
First Phosphate update expands EV battery ingredient by four times in Quebec
A resource update for First Phosphate’s (CSE: PHOS; US-OTC: FRSPF) main Bégin-Lamarche project in northeastern Quebec has boosted the indicated tonnage more […]