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Silver Wheaton’s Smallwood paddles world’s silver streams

Silver Wheaton has come a long way in a short time. Formed in 2004 out of Wheaton River Mineral’s silver assets, the company is now the biggest silver streaming company in the world.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 4:55 pm

TRENDING: Compensation for mining execs dips

VANCOUVER – A new survey conducted by Coopers Consulting and PwC has identified a downward trend in the amount of compensation collected by Canadian mining company CEOs in 2012. According to the 2012 Mining Industry Salary Survey, average...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD-SILVER EXPLORATION: Laurion sells Bell Mountain to fund Sturgeon River work

ONTARIO – Laurion Mineral Exploration of Toronto has decided to sell its Bell Mountain gold-silver property in Nevada and use the proceeds to move work forward at its Sturgeon River project in the Beardmore-Geraldton Gold Camp. Lincoln...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Tests of Freegold Mountain ore yield good recoveries

YUKON – Preliminary results from metallurgical tests of material from the Revenue zone at the Freegold Mountain copper-gold project show high recovery rates for all metals, says Northern Freegold Resources of Vancouver. The Freegold...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Canamex, Conquest, and Pitchblack

Vancouver’s Canamex Resources has confirmed the following appointments: Robert Kramer, CEO and chairman; Gregory Hahn, president, COO and vice-chair; and Richard Barnet, secretary and CFO.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Alder gets the results that put the shine back on Rosita

The latest assays from Alder Resources’ Rosita copper-gold-silver project in Nicaragua shows the company could well be on its way towards getting the site back into production.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 4:56 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Rundown of recent news

News of work on gold exploration projects is always welcome, and this week there seems to be more drilling news than usual. So here is a rundown from some of the news releases issued since Monday (in alphabetical order).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 12, 2012 | 4:59 pm

ABORIGINAL RELATIONS: Spanish Mountain, Lhtako Dene ink co-operation deal

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Spanish Mountain Gold (SMG) and the Lhtako Dene Nation have signed a co-operation agreement covering the Spanish Mountain advanced exploration project near Likely. The agreement addresses the involvement of Lhtako Dene...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 12, 2012 | 4:58 pm

NICKEL-COPPER-PGE RESOURCE: Prophecy updates Shakespeare numbers

ONTARIO – Prophecy Platinum of Vancouver has released an updated 43-101 estimate for the Shakespeare deposit underground East zone. The deposit, located 70 km west of Sudbury, ON, was acquired though a merger with Ursa Major Minerals in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 12, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Commentary: New guidance for disclosing PEAs in Canada

On Aug. 16, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 43-307 Mining Technical Reports – Preliminary Economic Assessments, which sets out staff's position on several issues regarding the use and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 12, 2012 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Auto production set to soar

Worldwide production of passenger cars and light trucks rose to 76.8 million units in 2011, up 3.2% from 74.4 million in 2010, and the Worldwatch Institute believes that 2013 will see an all-time high of 80 million or more vehicles. It’s...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 11, 2012 | 5:00 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Kipawa rare earth pilot campaign successful

QUEBEC – Partners Matamec Explorations of Montreal and Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada have successfully completed both the mineral process and hydrometallurgical pilot plant campaigns for the Kipawa heavy rare earth elements project in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 11, 2012 | 4:59 pm

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