Canadian Mining Journal Staff

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Spanish Mountain, Williams Lake band sign protocol for gold project

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based Spanish Mountain Gold and the Williams Lake Indian Band (WLIB) has signed a protocol agreement for the Spanish Mountain gold project near Likely. The agreement was signed on March 14, 2011.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 17, 2011 | 5:00 pm

NETWORKING: Over 650 attend Women in Mining reception at PDAC

TORONTO -Women in Mining Canada hosted its largest ever international networking reception at the PDAC with over 650 people attending. This was the fourth year WIM has held such a gathering at the Prospectors and Developers Association of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm

GOLD MINING: Kirkland Lake expansion on track

ONTARIO - Kirkland Lake Gold, headquartered in the Ontario town of the same name, is expanding production to 200,000 oz/y from 50,000 oz/y. The work, costing approximately $56 million, will be complete in 2012.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Contract awarded for Belleterre mine dewatering

QUEBEC - Conway Resources of Quebec City has signed a letter of intent for the dewatering and development of the Belleterre gold mine in the Temiscamingue region with Don Bourgeois et Fils. Conway filed a request for authorization to dewater...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 15, 2011 | 5:00 pm

COPPER-GOLD STUDY: Feasibility of Red Chris project updated

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Imperial Metals of Vancouver has been waiting many years to develop its Red Chris copper-gold porphyry project 80 km south of Dease Lake. Now with BC Hydro's commitment to build the Northwest Transmission Line, Imperial has...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 15, 2011 | 5:00 pm

Japanese quake sends tsunami through Toronto markets

Japan was rocked by a 9.0 earthquake last Friday followed by a tsunami followed by multiple power reactor failures. It was the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history. The resulting tsunami swept away cars, homes and entire villages. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 15, 2011 | 5:00 pm

COPPER-GOLD STUDY: Harper Creek PEA numbers good, $20-M in treasury

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Just two weeks after releasing a positive preliminary economic assessment for the Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project, Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver has entered into a $20-million bought deal private placement that will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

COPPER-GOLD STUDY: Expansion of Minto mine possible

YUKON - The fifth phase of the pre-feasibility study for an expansion of the Minto copper-gold mine 240 km north of Whitehorse has been received by Capstone Mining of Vancouver. The study recommends increasing mill throughput to 3,750 t/d to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

COPPER-GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Rambler receives final permit for Ming mine

NEWFOUNDLAND - Rambler Metals and Mining of London, UK, and Baie Verte, NL, has received the final construction approval from the provincial government for the Ming copper-gold mine on the Baie Verte Peninsula. With the permit comes the final...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

READER RESPONSE: Ethical dilemma draws comments

Last week our Hot Topic concerned the aborted attempt to rescue a driller who fell down an abandoned mine shaft in Nevada. Even though rescuers had reason to believe the man was still alive, they called off their efforts due to hazardous ground...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

SOFTWARE: Advanced data management solution from Gemcom

VANCOUVER - Gemcom Software International unveiled its newest advanced data management solution for mineral exploration and production data. Gemcom Hub allows the user to transmit large data files (geological models, drill hole data, schedules...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2011 | 5:00 pm

FIRE: Kitchen at Meadowbank mine damaged by blaze

NUNAVUT - Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines reported on March 10, 2011, that the kitchen at its Meadowbank gold mine near Baker Lake suffered "extensive damage" during a fire that day. The fire was contained to the kitchen and no one was...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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