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MAINTENANCE: Ultrasound tracks down engine leaks

COBOURG, Ontario - Ultrasound inspection is a mainstream technology used by predictive maintenance and reliability professionals to gather important information about the health of their equipment including mining fleets. Recently one mining...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 27, 2012 | 4:57 pm

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Golden Heart mine receives Saskatchewan approval

SASKATCHEWAN – Golden Band Resources of Saskatoon has received ministerial approval for an open pit mine at the Golden Heart project 190 km north of La Ronge. The approval was given based on technical and public review of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 23, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD STUDY: Updated feasibility reaffirms viability of Touquoy

NOVA SCOTIA – Atlantic Gold of Sydney, Australia, has updated the definitive feasibility study for its Touquoy gold project 120 km northeast of Halifax. With updated cost and an improved gold price, the company says the mine could be in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 23, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD STUDY: Target date for Eagle production is 2014

YUKON – Toronto-based Victoria Gold Corp. is in possession of the definitive feasibility study for the Eagle gold project 375 km north of Whitehorse and hoping to begin production Q4 2014. The study was prepared under the direction of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 23, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: CEMI, Evolving Gold, Goldcorp, Mine Radio, and Victoria Gold

The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) of Sudbury, ON, has named Douglas Morrison as its new president and CEO, effective March 1, 2012. Since joining CEMI in 2011, he has been VP and now succeeds Dr. Peter K. Kaiser, who will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 23, 2012 | 4:57 pm

ZINC-COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Production from Bracemac-McLeod set for early 2013

QUEBEC – Development is on track and production expected early next year from the Bracemac-McLeod zinc-copper mine near Matagami, according to Donner Metals of Vancouver. The development is a 50:50 joint venture of Donner and Xstrata Zinc...

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

GOLD STUDY: Spanish Mountain project advances to feasibility stage

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Spanish Mountain Gold is moving forward with a feasibility study of its Spanish Mountain gold project 70 km northeast of Williams Lake without waiting for the completion of the pre-feasibility report....

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

GOLD STUDY: Pit and underground planned at Maverick

MANITOBA – Auriga Gold Corp. of Toronto is planning both open pit and underground mining at its Maverick gold project near Flin Flon. This is the recommendation of the recent preliminary economic assessment of the project.

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

COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Nevada Copper breaks ground for Pumpkin Hollow shaft

NEVADA – Ground was broken on Feb. 18, 2012, for the shaft at the Pumpkin Hollow copper project belonging to Nevada Copper of Vancouver. The ceremony was attended by governor Brian Sandoval, former state assembly speaker Joe Dini,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 4:57 pm

ROCK BREAKING: New Atlas Copco breaker boasts high efficiency

STOCKHOLM – Atlas Copco has introduced a new HB 4100 hydraulic breaker that it says is lighter, performs better and is more efficient than its predecessor. The company said it is in the “double-digit percentage range” better.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 4:56 pm

COPPER RESOURCE: Castle grows numbers at Granduc

BRITISH COLUMBIA – The most recent resource numbers from the Granduc copper project of Castle Resources of Vancouver are a large jump over those of a year ago (see CMJ January 2012). Using a net smelter return cut-off of $40, the...

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

COPPER-NICKEL STUDY: Costs to top $1-B for Ferguson Lake project

NUNAVUT – The original preliminary economic assessment for the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt project 160 km southwest of Baker Lake outlined economic potential, and so does the updated study, says owner Starfield Resources of...

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

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