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LITHIUM RESOURCE: Numbers up at Quebec project
QUEBEC - Toronto's Canada Lithium says the latest 43-101 report for its Quebec Lithium project 60 km north of Val d'Or has a total measured and indicated resource of 33.2 million tonnes grading 1.19% Li2O. That is 13.5% above the estimate made...
INFRASTRUCTURE: First Nations to build new power line, replace diesels
ONTARIO - A number of First Nation communities have created a business to connect their remote communities in the northwestern part of the province on the electric power grid. Wataynikaneyap Power will design, permit, construct, own and operate...
CONTRACT: Outotec to design alumina calcination process for Orbite
QUEBEC - Orbite Aluminae of Montreal has awarded the contract for basic engineering for its metallurgical grade alumina calcination process and the associated hydrochloric acid recovery to Outotec. The work of the Finnish company will be...
DRILLING: Low profile, single boom drill for tight spaces
STOCKHOLM - Atlas Copco has rolled out its new Boomer M1 L, a low profile, single boom drill rig designed for tight underground spaces such as chasing gold veins. The manufacturer has sacrificed none of its robust features and added several to...
PERSPECTIVE: Quebec Bill 14 a blow to mineral industry
The Quebec government has introduced Bill 14 that will give local communities rather than the province the right to control where and when mineral exploration and development takes place. It has the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ)...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT: BC says okay to Bonanza Ledge
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Barkerville Gold Mines of Vancouver has received the provincial permit for development of its Bonanza Ledge property near Wells. The site is on the southwest face of Barkerville Mountain at an elevation of approximately...
MERGER: Quadra FNX agrees to takeover by Polish copper miner
VANCOUVER - Quadra FNX, operator of six copper mines in Canada, Chile and the United States, has agreed to be bought out by KGHM Polska Miedz of Poland. KGHM has made an all-cash $15 per share for all outstanding shares and warrants of Quadra....
NICKEL STUDY: Turnagain mine to cost $1.3-B without refinery
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Hard Creek Nickel of Vancouver has updated the preliminary economic assessment for its Turnagain nickel project, dropping the inclusion of a nickel refinery. Instead, the project will produce nickel bearing concentrates. The...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Rubicon’s Phoenix project on fast track
ONTARIO - The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has approved the closure plan for the Phoenix gold project in Red Lake. The decision allows owner Rubicon Minerals of Vancouver to press forward with development and construction.
NICKEL DEVELOPMENT: Royal Nickel serves of Dumont production in 2015
QUEBEC - Royal Nickel Corp. has filed a project notice for its Dumont nickel mine with the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks advising the ministry that it intends to proceed with development of the project in the...
GRAPHITE RESOURCE: Focus reports Lac Knife numbers
QUEBEC - Ottawa-based Focus Metals has filed a 43-101-compliant mineral resource report for its Lac Knife graphite project near Fermont. The estimate included measured and indicated resources of 5.0 million tonnes grading 15.67% Cgr plus an...
MATERIAL HANDLING: Tough bin vibrators shake loose hard-to-handle materials
ERIE, Pennsylvania - The Hi-Vi electromagnetic bin vibrators from Eriez are specifically built to improve the flow of hard-to-handle materials in bins, hoppers and chutes. The success of the Hi-Vi lies in concentrated vibration with powerful...
GOLD-COPPER STUDY: Design revised for KSM project
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Toronto-based Seabridge Gold has revised and improved the design of its proposed KSM gold-copper mine 65 km northwest of Stewart, and completion of a new preliminary feasibility study is scheduled for April 2012.
U.S. preps $1.1B loan for Ivanhoe’s Santa Cruz copper project
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) has inched towards receiving $1.1 billion in debt financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) to develop its […]