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GOLD DEVELOPMENT: IamGold plans Westwood start-up in early 2013

QUEBEC – IamGold of Toronto confirmed that commercial production will begin from the Westwood gold project near Abitibi in the early part of 2013. The project is accessed through the company’s Doyon mine 2.5 km to the west until...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 10, 2012 | 4:58 pm

URANIUM EXPLORATION: Five-year licence proposed for Strateco’s Matoush project

QUEBEC – Strateco Resources of Boucherville, QC, reported that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) staff recommends that the Commission Tribunal approve the issuance of a five-year licence to Strateco, the maximum period...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 10, 2012 | 4:57 pm

GOLD MINING: Lac Herbin turning the corner

QUEBEC – In June 2011, Alexis Minerals of Toronto implemented a turn around plan for its underperforming Lac Herbin gold mine 10 km northeast of Val d’Or. And it seems to be working, says the company.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 10, 2012 | 4:56 pm

GOLD RESOURCE: New numbers for old Hope Brook mine

NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto’s Castillian Resources has filed a new 43-101 technical report on the former Hope Brook gold mine near Port aux Basques. The original deposit was discovered in 1983 and mined from 1987 though 1991 by BP...

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: Premier advances Hardrock work

ONTARIO – The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has approved the advanced exploration closure plan for the Hardrock deposit. Hardrock is the flagship property of the Trans-Canada project belonging to Premier Gold Mines of...

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

CYANIDE CODE: Kumtor transportation certified

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC – The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) has certified that the Kumtor cyanide transportation operation belonging to Toronto-based Centerra Gold is in full compliance with the Cyanide Code.

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

PERSPECTIVE: Innovative CSR solutions for troubled Attawapiskat

Older CMJ readers will remember how the mining companies built remote projects in the middle of the last century. First they found and explored a deposit far from civilization. Next they made a development decision that included building a...

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

COPPER-GOLD-SILVER RESOURCE: Lions Gate files estimate for Poplar deposit

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Lions Gate Metals of Vancouver has filed the new 43-101 report for its Poplar copper-gold-silver-molybdenum deposit in the Omenica Mining Division on SEDAR. It includes results from the second phase of drilling at the...

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

GOLD-COPPER-TUNGSTEN EXPLORATION: Aurizon reports on Rex South

QUEBEC – Azimut Exploration of Longueuil, QC, is encouraged by the results of a regional exploration program that its partner Aurizon Mines of Vancouver did last year on the Rex South property. The property is located in Nunavik and owned...

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

ABORIGINAL RELATIONS: Osisko and Metis Nation sign Hammond Reef protocol

ONTARIO – Osisko Hammond Reef Gold, a subsidiary of Montreal’s Osisko Mining Corp., has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Metis Nation of Ontario to guide their working relationship in regard to the development of the...

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

NICKEL DEVELOPMENT: Sherritt updates Ambatovy progress

MADAGASCAR – All the systems in the pressure acid leach (PAL) area at the Ambatovy nickel development are either in operation or start-up, reports 40% owner Sherritt International of Toronto. The balance of the US$5.5-billion project is...

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

EXCAVATOR: Hitachi launches heavier, more powerful EX2600-6

MOLINE, Illinois – With several popular and productive models of its ultra-large hydraulic excavators already working in the mining industry, Hitachi has launched a new model. The EX2600-6 is the heaviest, most powerful model in the line....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 4, 2012 | 4:58 pm

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