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MERGER: McEwen Mining springs from US Gold, Minera Andes deal

TORONTO - Famous mine financier and founder of Goldcorp and US Gold, Rob McEwen has put his name firmly in the headlines once again. With the completion of US Gold's takeover of Minera Andes, he has renamed the company McEwen Mining with...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 25, 2012 | 4:58 pm

CHROMITE EXPLORATION: KWG offers update on Bid Daddy

ONTARIO - KWG Resources of Montreal has had a busy field season at the Big Daddy chromite deposit in the James Bay Lowlands. It conducted both metallurgical and definition drilling.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2012 | 5:00 pm

AWARD: Puget Ventures founder Erin Chutter named to 40 under 40 list

VANCOUVER - Erin Chutter, founder, president and CEO of Puget Ventures), has been named one of Business in Vancouver's 40 under 40 for 2011, joining 39 other accomplished and up-and-coming Vancouver businesspeople. She is to be honoured at a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Aurvista Gold, Critical Elements, First Point, Gold Dynamics, Passport Potash, and Rio Alto

Montreal-based Aurvista Gold Corp. has named Rick Adams its chairman, president and CEO. Former president Guy Brunet will remain on the board. Adams was a founder and director of Castle Gold until its sale in 2010.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2012 | 4:58 pm

RECOGNIZED: Golder goes platinum in ReNew Canada rankings

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Golder Associates has been awarded a platinum badge designation by ReNew Canada magazine for its involvement in 14 of this year's top 100 Canadian infrastructure projects. The combined value of the 14 projects is over $17...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2012 | 4:57 pm

URANIUM-GOLD STUDY: Lavoie deposit has economic potential

QUEBEC - Abitex Resources of Val d'Or, QC, says the preliminary economic assessment on its Lavoie uranium-gold deposit in the Otish Mountains is positive. The company has an earn-in option and joint venture agreement to acquire a 50% interest...

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

VMS RESOURCE: Initial report issues for Paragon’s Lemarchant deposit

NEWFOUNDLAND - Vancouver-based Paragon Minerals has released the first 43-101-compliant resource estimate for the Lemarchant volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit on its South Talley Pond property. The deposit is located 20 km of Teck's Duck...

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

CAPITAL SPENDING: Nearly half of Cliffs budget going to Canadian iron ore business

QUEBEC - Cliffs Natural Resources of Cleveland, OH, plans to invest US$1 billion in capital projects during 2012, and almost half of the budget is earmarked for the Bloom Lake iron ore mine expansion near Fermont.

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

UTILITY EQUIPMENT: Manulift expands into western Canada with new Merlo telehandlers

QUEBEC CITY - Manulift EMI, the Canadian importer of Merlo telehandlers, has concluded a major dealership agreement in Western Canada. Merlo products are now available in Yukon, Northwest Territories as well as western Alberta and eastern...

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

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: MAC says progress is being made

OTTAWA - The latest report from the Mining Association of Canada points toward the steady progress on corporate social responsibility made by Canadian mining, oil and gas companies in developing countries.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2012 | 5:00 pm

TRANSPORTATION: Inching toward the Kearl oil sands project

When I saw an item about the difficulty of moving large industrial loads from Idaho through Montana to Canada, it was the word "Idaho" that caught my eye. Then the word "Kearl" as in Imperial Oil's oil sands development near Fort McMurray, AB....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2012 | 4:59 pm

BASE METAL & GOLD EXPLORATION: Virginia Mines drilling budget is $20-M this year

QUEBEC CITY - Northern Quebec is going to attract a lot of exploration activity this year, if the plans of Virginia Mines are anything to go by. The junior has a 2012 drilling budget of over $20 million. Programs are planned for projects in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2012 | 4:58 pm

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