AWARDS: NAP receives safety, exploration honours
TORONTO – North American Palladium has been honoured twice, for both its outstanding safety performance as well as its exploration achievements.
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CONCENTRATE SALE: BCGold inks deal for Engineer gold output
BRITISH COLUMBIA – BCGold Corp. of Vancouver has arranged to sell the gravity concentrate recovered during bulk sampling at its Engineer gold mine near Atlin to a new Jersey-based precious metals merchant. About 800 kg of material is...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Cardero, Goldgroup, Gorman-Rupp and Ivanhoe Mines
Vancouver’s Cardero Resource Corp. has named Angus Christie its COO, effective June 1, 2012. He will be responsible for advancement of the company’s Carbon Creek coal property in the Peace River district of British Columbia.
SOFTWARE: New version of GEMS boasts first block model conversion engine
VANCOUVER – Gemcom Software International has released a new version of its GEMS™ software with the world’s first block model conversion engine. The powerful new patent pending feature of GEMS 6.4 creates a new level of data...
Foran jumps into action in Saskatchewan
FLIN FLON, Manitoba — Foran Mining is gaining steam at its flagship McIlvenna Bay volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in east-central Saskatchewan, west of Flin Flon, MB.
GOLD MINING: Young-Davidson pours first dor bar
ONTARIO – AuRico Gold of Toronto is ramping up to commercial production at the Young-Davidson gold mine near Kirkland Lake following the first gold pour at the end of April 2012. Commercial production is expected to be declared early in...
MINERAL PROCESSING: Shear recovers diamonds from Jericho concentrate stockpiles
NUNAVUT – Toronto-based Shear Diamonds has begun processing high grade concentrate stockpiles at its Jericho diamond mine and reports the recovery of 3,500 ct from 358 tonnes of material in the first 10 days of processing.
PGM-GOLD RESOURCE: Pacific North West reports on River Valley project
ONTARIO – Pacific North West Capital of Vancouver has released new resource numbers for its River Valley PGM-gold property 60 km east of Sudbury.
UNDERGROUND AQUACULTURE: How many fish per tonne?
Ontario Mining Association member Vale, after a successful pilot project, will soon be producing fish near its underground greenhouse at the Creighton mine in Sudbury. When they resurface, the subterranean grown fish will be released for...
Goldcorp’s growth profile could eclipse Red Lake fumble
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based major Goldcorp Inc. stumbled out of the gate to start the year, as adverse-ground conditions and grade variability at its flagship Red Lake gold mine 230 km northwest of Dryden, ON, contributed to an...
TAKEOVER: IamGold to scoop up Trelawney Mining
TORONTO – After speculation last week that IamGold Corp. was on the acquisition trail, the company has announced its plans to takeover Trelawney Mining and Exploration. For each common share of Trelawney, IamGold will pay $3.30 in...
ABORIGINAL RELATIONS: Yukon- Nevada signs socio-economic agreement with Kaska First Nations
VANCOUVER – Yukon-Nevada Gold and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ketza River Holdings, have signed a socio-economic participation agreement (SEPA) with five Kaska First Nations located in both Yukon and British Columbia. The agreement was...
Kenorland reports major gold resource at Frotet, backs 4% royalty
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTCQX: KLDCF) unveiled an inaugural inferred mineral resource for the Regnault gold deposit at the Frotet project in […]