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PERSPECTIVE: Safety first in action

More than 500 workers were sent home from Xstrata Nickel's Fraser and Nickel Rim South underground mines earlier this week as their employer declared a short "safety pause". The decision was made after an increasing number of minor incidents in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 23, 2011 | 5:00 pm

MOLYBDENUM-COPPER EXPLORATION: First assays from MAC project are promising

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Stratton Resources of Vancouver has released the first set of assays from its MAC molybdenum-copper project 80 km northwest of Fort St. James. The best result so far is 0.123% Mo and 0.219% Cu over 93 metres. The work is...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 23, 2011 | 4:59 pm

MERGER: Rio Tinto gets green light for Hathor bid

GATINEAU, Quebec - The Canadian Competition Bureau has given its approval for Rio Tinto's bid to acquire all the common shares of Vancouver-based Hathor Exploration. Rio has made an all-cash offer of $4.70 per Hathor share.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 23, 2011 | 4:58 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: New design boosts recovery of rare earths at Eco Ridge

ONTARIO - Pele Mountain Resources of Toronto is investigating processing changes that will boost recoveries of critical rare earth oxides (REO) at its Eco Ridge project at Elliot Lake. The company is particularly interested in maximizing...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 23, 2011 | 4:57 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Rackla drilling yields 7.33 g/t over 41 metres

YUKON - ATAC Resources of Vancouver has intersected 41.15 metres grading 7.33 g/t Au at the Conrad zone at its 100% Rackla project in the Mayo district. The company says this one of five Carlin-type exploration targets over a 4 x 3 km area...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 23, 2011 | 4:56 pm

COPPER-MOLYBDENUM EXPANSION: Imperial to add seven years to Huckleberry mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Imperial Metals of Vancouver is preparing its Main zone optimization (MZO) plan that will add seven years to the life of the Huckleberry copper-molybdenum mine 123 km south of Houston by expanding the Main zone pit and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2011 | 5:00 pm

IRON DEVELOPMENT: Innu enterprise awarded contract for New Millennium construction

LABRADOR - New Millennium Iron Corp. of Calgary and Tata Steel Minerals Canada, partners at the direct shipping iron ore project, have awarded the general construction contract to an aboriginal-owned firm. Innu Municipal LP (IML) of Labrador...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2011 | 4:59 pm

CYANIDE CODE: Tulawaka gold mine recertified by ICMI

WASHINGTON, DC - The International Cyanide Management Institute has recertified the Tulawaka gold mine in Tanzania as substantially compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code. The mine is operated by African Barrick Gold of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2011 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Canada Chrome, Carlisle Goldfields, Century Iron, and Golden Predator

Her Worship Chief Theresa Okimaw-Hall is the new executive director of Canada Chrome Corp., a subsidiary of KWG Resources of Montreal. She is the first female chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation and was for many years a justice of the peace...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 22, 2011 | 4:57 pm

The Young-Davidson mine site. (Photo: AuRico Gold)

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Development begins at Young-Davidson pit

ONTARIO - Development of the open pit at the Young-Davidson gold mine near Matachewan began with the first blast on Nov. 17, 2011, said owner AuRico Gold of Toronto. The project is on schedule for the first gold pour at the end of March 2012.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2011 | 5:00 pm

TANTALUM-LITHIUM STUDY: Pre-tax NPV for Rose deposit is $488 million

QUEBEC - Critical Elements Corp. of Montreal is in receipt of the preliminary economic assessment for its Rose tantalum-lithium project in the James Bay area. The pre-tax net present value was estimated at $488 million at an 8% discount, and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2011 | 4:59 pm

GOLD RESOURCE: New number for Back River is over 4-M oz of gold

NUNAVUT - Vancouver-based Sabina Gold & Silver says the resource number at its Back River gold project 60 km from Hackett River has been increased to 4.03 million oz of gold or 22.3 million tonnes at 5.62 g/t Au in the indicated category....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2011 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Teck, Tintina and Trevali

Vancouver-based Teck Resources is making a number of senior management changes. Doug Horswill, senior VP sustainability and external affairs, is retiring on Jan. 1, 2012, after 20 years with the company's executive team. Mike Agg, senior VP...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2011 | 4:57 pm

CONTRACT AWARD: Cabo to drill at Musselwhite mine

ONTARIO - Cabo Drilling of North Vancouver has been awarded a 35,000-metre drill contract by Goldcorp. The work will take place at Goldcorp's Musselwhite gold mine 430 km north of Thunder Bay.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2011 | 4:56 pm

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