Gold concentrate shipped from Kirkland Lake area
Armistice Resources Corp. announces that it has begun the shipment and sale of gold concentrate from its McGarry gold mine in Ontario's Kirkland Lake area.
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Mineral Resources Review 2012
The Geological Survey announces that its Mineral Resources Review 2012 East Coast Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre in St. John’s, NL, from November 1-3.
ACQUISITION: KLGold buys out JV partner Queenston for $60 M
ONTARIO – Kirkland Lake Gold of the town of the same name has agreed to buy out its joint venture partner Queenston Mining for a total of $60 million.
GOLD STUDY: Rainy River updates PEA with higher grades
ONTARIO – Toronto-based Rainy River Resources has revised the preliminary economic assessment for its Rainy River gold project 80 km south of Kenora, thanks to estimated mill head grades of 1.45 g/t Au, 50% above the figure used in...
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Stornoway completed public hearings on Renard diamond project
QUEBEC - Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal has successfully completed public hearings on the Renard diamond project held by the Review Committee established under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. The hearings were held in...
UNDERGROUND EXPERTISE: “Boutique” mining company puts people first
ONTARIO - Technica Mining of Sudbury, ON, originated as an underground construction and maintenance contractor specializing in ore handling installation, repair and maintenance. In 2010 Technica had the opportunity to add underground mechanized...
Interview with Silver Wheaton’s Randy Smallwood
Silver Wheaton has come a long way in a short period. Formed in 2004 out of Wheaton River Mineral’s silver assets the company is now the biggest silver streaming company in the world.
LABORATORY: SGS opens new geochem lab in Cochrane
ONTARIO – SGS’s new, fully equipped, commercial geochemistry laboratory in Cochrane is now open and receiving samples. The Cochrane laboratory has been strategically located to service the growing needs of the minerals exploration...
METALLURGICAL TESTS: Ore from old Carolin mine amenable to modern gold recovery techniques
BRITISH COLUMBIA – As part of its advanced Ladner gold project near Hope, New Carolin Gold Corp. has had samples from the former Carolin gold mine tested by SGS Canada. Testing demonstrated that a 96.3% recovery rate for gold is possible...
ZINC-LEAD DEVELOPMENT: Canadian Zinc, NWT government advance co-operation for Prairie Creek
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Canadian Zinc Corp. of Vancouver and the Government of the Northwest Territories continue to co-operate, advancing their August 2011 socio-economic agreement for the development of the Prairie Creek zinc-lead mine...
GOLD MINING: Banro declares commercial production at Twangiza
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – As of Sept. 1, 2012, the Twangiza gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will officially reach commercial production, according to owner Banro Corporation of Toronto. The mill is now operating...
Turquoise Hill, Rio Tinto push ahead at Oyu Tolgoi
Turquoise Hill Resources, formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines, says the first construction phase at its sizeable 66%-held Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert is wrapping up with initial production expected to start...
First Phosphate update expands EV battery ingredient by four times in Quebec
A resource update for First Phosphate’s (CSE: PHOS; US-OTC: FRSPF) main Bégin-Lamarche project in northeastern Quebec has boosted the indicated tonnage more […]