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AGREEMENT: Heath & Sherwood teams with Chinese researcher

TORONTO - Heath & Sherwood (1964) and the Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (BGRIMM) have signed an agreement for the distribution of BGRIMM's analysis and instrumentation products to the worldwide customers and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 25, 2011 | 4:58 pm

EXCAVATORS: Hitachi debuts second group of Dash-5 machines

MOLINE, Illinois - Hitachi Construction Products has introduced the second group of new ZX Dash-5 excavators. The ZX470LC-5, ZX670LC-5, and ZX870LC-5 models replace the predecessor ZX450LC-3, ZX650LC-3, and ZX850LC-3 units.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 25, 2011 | 4:57 pm

NICKEL STUDY: Eagle’s Nest PFS points to three-year payback

ONTARIO - Toronto-based Noront Resources has released the pre-feasibility study for its Eagle's Nest nickel-copper-PGM project in the Ring of Fire. According to the PFS, the mine will pay for itself after three years of operation.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 24, 2011 | 5:00 pm

NICKEL PERMIT: Licence granted for Minago mine

MANITOBA - The Manitoba government has granted the environmental licence for the construction, operation and closure of the Minago nickel mine 225 km south of Thompson. The owner, Victory Nickel of Toronto, plans to begin development this...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 24, 2011 | 4:59 pm

MILESTONE: Immersive’s TrainerAdvantage program graduates 1,000th participant

PERTH, Australia - Immersive Technologies, the leading supplier of surface and underground mine operating simulators, has certified the 1,000th graduate of its TrainerAdvantage program. The program was designed for simulator training...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 24, 2011 | 4:58 pm

SOCIO-ECONOMIC AGREEMENT: CanZinco and NWT government sign deal for Prairie Creek mine

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The socio-economic agreement for the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver mine 200 km west of Fort Simpson has been signed by mine owner Canadian Zinc Corp. (CanZinco) of Vancouver and the government of the Northwest...

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: Shaft sinking complete at Bachelor Lake project

QUEBEC - Metanor Resources of Val d'Or, QC, has finished the underground exploration shaft to a depth of 165 metres at its Bachelor Lake project 225 km northeast of its head office. The sinking project, including shaft stations on levels 13 and...

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

GOLD RESOURCES: Probe releases initial estimate for Borden Lake

ONTARIO - Probe Mines of Toronto has released the first resource estimate for its Borden Lake gold project. The deposit may contain as much as 4.0 million oz of gold and 5.3 million oz of silver.

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

GOLD RESOURCES: Yorbeau cites modest 200,000 oz at Augmitto

QUEBEC - Montreal's Yorbeau Resources has released the resource estimate for the Augmitto deposit, part of its Rouyn project. The measured and indicated portion totals 247,000 tonnes grading 6.08 g/t Au, and the inferred portion is 633,000...

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

ZINC-LEAD MINING: Selwyn to raise $30-M for ScoZinc reopening

NOVA SCOTIA - Selwyn Resources of Vancouver has announced it will issue bonds to raise $30 million with which to restart the ScoZinc (aka Scotia) zinc-lead mine at Gays River. Mining was suspended in early 2009 as metals prices fell in the wake...

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

REE METALLURGY: Matamec unearths low cost option for Kipawa ore

QUEBEC - Montreal's Matamec Explorations has found a cheaper way to process ore from the Kipawa deposit at its Zeus rare earth element property 140 km south of Rouyn-Noranda. The Kipawa deposit is one of seven REE showings on the property.

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: BacTech, CaNickel, Capella Resources, Galore Resources, Great Western Minerals, Olympus Pacific, Silver Pursuit, and Skyline

Toronto-based BacTech Environmental Corp. has hired David Salari as COO to oversee the company's Snow Lake, MB, and Chihuahua, Mexico, projects. The project in Snow Lake involves retreating the arsenopyrite stockpile to eliminate toxicity.

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

SUPPLIER NOTE: Eriez expands in Canada, U.S., China and India

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Eriez® is expanding its operations in the Canada, United States, China and India to address the growing global demand for Eriez products. "We are proud and excited to report that Eriez is not only growing at home, but...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 22, 2011 | 4:56 pm

Name changed to improve communications

Western Copper Corporation has just announced that it is changing its name to Western Copper and Gold Corporation to better reflect that the company has entered into an agreement with certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries (Copper North...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 19, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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