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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Alexis Minerals, Matamec and Midlands Minerals

Chantal Lavoie has joined the board of Toronto-based Alexis Minerals. For the past eight years he worked for De Beers Canada and before that for Barrick Gold an at Aur Resources’ former Louvicourt mine. He is also president, CEO and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2012 | 4:58 pm

HAUL TRUCKS: Sandvik expands underground options

SWEDEN – Sandvik Mining has launched two new underground trucks, the TH550 and TH540, that are the cleanest in the market. They have low-emission EPA Tier 4i/EURO Stage IIIB engines in a compact and agile vehicle.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2012 | 4:57 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Lesson in oil sands economics

Something is missing from the discussion as we push ahead with oil sands development. That’s the opinion of Ken Neumann, national director of the United Steelworkers, and Rick Smith, executive director of Environmental Defence, writing in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 6, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER-GOLD STUDY: Robust economics for Harper Creek mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver says the feasibility study for the Harper Creek copper-gold mine 150 km by road from Kamloops outlines “robust economics” for the project. The study is based on a large open...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 6, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD MILLING: McGarry ore to be milled at McAlpine plant

ONTARIO – Armistice Resources of Toronto has signed a custom milling contract with SMC (Canada) to treat ore from the McGarry gold mine near Kirkland Lake at the McAlpine mill in Cobalt. Armistice has been stockpiling ore at the mine...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 6, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Patent awarded to Pro-Or for PGE process

MONTREAL – Pro-Or has been awarded a Canadian patent for an innovative process for the recovery of platinum group elements directly from ore or concentrate.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 6, 2012 | 3:57 pm

Federal government renews promise to streamline approval process

TORONTO – In a speech Monday, March 5, at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference, Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver again pledged the federal government’s support of a streamlined approval process for...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2012 | 5:01 pm

CSR: Barrick creates Corporate Social Responsibility advisory board

TORONTO – Last week Barrick Gold Corp. established its first corporate social responsibility advisory board. Already one of the world’s leaders in CSR, the company will continue to spearhead best practices as they evolve with the...

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

URANIUM EXPLORATION: Cameco to buy out Millennium partner Areva Resources

SASKATCHEWAN – Saskatoon-based Cameco Corp., one of the world’s largest uranium producers, has offered to buy a further 28% interest in the Millennium project for $150 million dollars. That interest currently belongs to Areva...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2012 | 4:59 pm

CONTRACT AWARD: SNC-Lavalin wins EPCM work for Vale’s Clean AER project

ONTARIO – SNC-Lavalin of Montreal has been awarded the project management, engineering, procurement and construction management contract for Vale’s $2-billion Clean AER project in Sudbury. Construction is to begin in April 2012 and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Atlantic Industries, Chieftain Metals, Creso Exploration, Cummins Westport, NWT and Nunavut Chamber, Pebble, and Rainy River

Phil Carroll was recently named senior regional engineer for British Columbia and Yukon by Atlantic Industries Ltd. of Mt. Pearl, NL. He will focus on the transportation and mining sectors.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2012 | 4:57 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Oil sands miners join forces for environmental change

Twelve of this country’s oil sands producers have launched Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), an alliance focussed on making positive environmental change more quickly in their sector.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 1, 2012 | 4:59 pm

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