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Pac Booker hammered by BC gov’t denial

VANCOUVER — In a rare move, the B.C. Liberal government has opted to deny developer Pacific Booker Minerals an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for its wholly owned Morrison copper-gold project 65 km northeast of Smithers, B.C.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 4, 2012 | 4:55 pm

PERMITTING: Adex gets okay for activities at Mount Pleasant

NEW BRUNSWICK – Adex Mining of Toronto has received updated approval to operate on a care-and-maintenane basis at the former Mount Pleasant mine that contains tungsten, molybdenum, tin, indium and zinc mineralization. The permit from the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 3, 2012 | 5:00 pm

LITHIUM STUDY: New PEA for Whabouchi shows promise

QUEBEC – The preliminary economic assessment is positive for the Whabouchi mine and a lithium hydroxide-carbonate plant, says owner Nemaska Lithium of Quebec City. The project includes an open pit mine and concentrator in the James Bay...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 3, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Valley of the Kings drills high grades, confirms continuity

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Pretium Resources says it has confirmed the continuity of the Valley of the Kings deposit at the Brucejack project 65 km north of Stewart – and drilling continues to intersect high grades.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 3, 2012 | 4:58 pm

UNDERGROUND TRUCKS: Sandvik launches next generation

SWEDEN – Sandvik Mining’s TH551 and TH663 trucks, introduced at MinExpo 2012 in Las Vegas last month, are the latest additions to Sandvik’s cutting edge underground ramp haulage family. These new trucks, says the manufacturer,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 3, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Tahoe, Radius on working in Guatemala

VANCOUVER — When listing stable mining jurisdictions Guatemala would have a hard time making the grade. The small Central American country emerged from civil war in 1996, and remains in its infancy as far as development and regulatory...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 3, 2012 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: In gold, iron ore they trust

Mining companies appear to be having an easier time attracting investors recently – particularly if they have a gold or iron ore project. Both commodities have been hot, hot, hot the past year, and developers are prospering.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 2, 2012 | 5:00 pm

ALUMINA DEVELOPMENT: Orbite drastically cuts fuel, water consumption for planned plant

QUEBEC - Montreal-based Orbite Aluminae, whose proprietary technology for extracting high grade alumina (HGA) from aluminous clay, bauxite and red mud without leaving any red mud residue, has modified its HGA technology to dramatically reduce...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 2, 2012 | 4:59 pm

AUTOMATION: Sandvik’s AutoMine covers all aspects of the job

SWEDEN - Sandvik Mining unveiled the new Sandvik AutoMine® product family at MINExpo in Las Vegas last month. AutoMine delivers high quality and reliable fleet automation for drilling, loading and hauling, single loader automation, block...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 2, 2012 | 4:58 pm

SAFETY: Mansour celebrates three years without a LTI

SUDBURY, Ontario - As a team, Mansour Mining Technologies Inc. (MMTI) has surpassed three years with no lost time accidents. This comes as a result of a dedicated group of employees, and a safety and quality minded management team. MMTI said...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 2, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Constrained copper supply spells trouble

There won’t be enough copper to meet Chinese demand by the middle of the next decade, Adrian Day, president of Adrian Asset Management in London, told a group of investors at The Cambridge House conference last week in Toronto.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 2, 2012 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Consulting the public

Public consultation goes on all the time concerning mining projects, usually when comments are solicited on the environmental impact statement for a particular project. The EIS is usually complete, and the project owner has spent a considerable...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 1, 2012 | 5:00 pm

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