Canadian Mining Journal Staff

PROVINCIAL BUDGET: AEMQ has praise, criticism for Quebec plans

QUEBEC – The Quebec Mining Exploration Association (AEMQ) of Rouyn-Noranda, QC, has both praise and criticism for the provincial government’s 2012-13 budget unveiled on March 26.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 26, 2012 | 5:00 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Power outage halts milling at Kirkland Lake Gold

ONTARIO – On Sunday, March 18, 2012, a power outage forced Kirkland Lake Gold of Kirkland Lake, ON, to close the mill and the crushing plant. The outage was caused by equipment failure at the interface between the Hydro One power grid and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 26, 2012 | 4:59 pm

POTASH RESOURCE: Muskowekwan project suitable for solution mining

SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based Encanto Potash has released new numbers for its Muskowekwan potash deposit that it proposes to recover by solution mining. The measured resource is 272.6 million tonnes grading 29.5% KCl (26.9 million tonnes...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 26, 2012 | 4:58 pm

PLANT START-UP: Northland signs up Metso for Kaunisvaara plant commissioning

SWEDEN – Northland Resources of Luxembourg has signed a service contract with Metso to ensure the smooth start-up and operation of the new mill at its Kaunisvaara iron ore concentrator. The plant will produce high quality magnetite...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 26, 2012 | 4:57 pm

UNDERGROUND DRILL RIG: Boomer family of face drills expands

SWEDEN – Atlas Copco has unveiled the newest addition to its family of Boomer underground face drills, the E1 C-DH. This is a single-boom, diesel-hydraulic multipurpose unit specifically designed for mines lacking water and electrical...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 26, 2012 | 4:56 pm

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATION. Stornoway open houses in Chibougamau and Mistissini well received

QUEBEC - Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Vancouver reports that two successful open houses were recently held in the communities of Chibougamau and Mistissini for the purposes of presenting the findings of the environmental and social impact...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COAL DEVELOPMENT: Detailed design engineering begins on Vista project

ALBERTA – Coalspur Mines Ltd of Calgary has awarded the detailed design engineering contract on its Vista coal mine to CWA Engineering. CWA will handle all the EPCM duties as well as supervising subcontractors.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2012 | 4:59 pm

APPOINTMENT: Richard Tagge at Mine Radio Systems

Richard Tagge, former general manager of Mine Radio Systems Africa, has returned to the United States to take over the role of US sales manager. He was African general manager for eight years, giving him an expansive background with the entire...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 22, 2012 | 4:58 pm

CHROMITE RESOURCE: Numbers triple at Noront’s Blackbird deposit

ONTARIO – Noront Resources of Toronto says the resource estimate at the Blackbird chromite deposit continues to grow. The deposit is part of the company’s McFaulds Lake project in the Ring of Fire, James Bay Lowlands.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 21, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Final permits received for Rubicon’s Phoenix project

ONTARIO – Vancouver-based Rubicon Minerals has obtained the final permits for the Phoenix gold project near Red Lake. The permit to take water, the industrial sewage certificate of approval, and the air certificate of approval were the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 21, 2012 | 4:59 pm

FILTRATION: Modular Larox plant available from Outotec

FINLAND – Outotec, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of filtration solutions for the mineral processing industry, has introduced a modular version of the Larox filtration plant. It is available in configurations that suit...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 21, 2012 | 4:58 pm

LONGHOLE DRILL: Atlas Copco launches four new Simba rigs

SWEDEN – Longhole production drilling can be substantially improved with any of four new Simba drill rigs, says the manufacturer, Atlas Copco. The Simba ME7 C, Simba E7 C and C-ITH (an in-the-hole version) and Simba W7 C give miners true...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 21, 2012 | 4:57 pm

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