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GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Armistice pushes McGarry toward Q4 start-up

ONTARIO - Armistice Resources of Toronto is moving forward, preparing its McGarry gold mine near Kirkland Lake for production by the end of this year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 26, 2011 | 5:00 pm

SILVER-ZINC-COPPER RESOURCE: Diamond Fields releases 43-101 for seafloor SedEx deposit

RED SEA - Diamond Fields International of Vancouver has released what it believes to be the first ever 43-101-compliant resource estimate for a SedEx (sedimentary exhalative) deposit located on the seafloor. ACA Howe prepared a report that...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 26, 2011 | 4:59 pm

METALLURGICAL TESTS: 70% Fe concentrate made from Roche Bay sample

NUNAVUT - Toronto-based Advanced Exploration must be pleased that samples from the A-B zone at its Roche Bay iron ore deposit on the Melville Peninsula have, at least in the lab, made a 70% Fe concentrate with <3% silica. The historical...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 26, 2011 | 4:58 pm

SOCIAL NETWORKING: New site targets EPCM professionals

A new website is inviting all professionals in the engineering, procurement and contract management industry to join its new social network. Billing itself as the first site of its kind, EPCM World has already attracted almost 2,000 members.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 25, 2011 | 5:00 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Central Pat East drilling returns 254 metres of 0.78 g/t

ONTARIO - Ottawa-based PC Gold is pleased with the assays from the newly discovered shallow gold system at Central Pat East (CPE), part of the formerly producing Pickle Crow property about 400 km northwest of Thunder Bay. The company says the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 25, 2011 | 4:59 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: BMO Capital, Crosshair, Kilo Goldmines, Stornoway and Stratton Resources

Steve King has joined BMO Capital Markets in Toronto as a mining analyst. His area of focus will be junior companies. He holds a BSc in geophysics from Memorial University and an MSc in geology from Acadia University.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 25, 2011 | 4:58 pm

ENVIRONMENT: Canada, Alberta join forces to monitor oil sands

OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Peter Kent today released a plan - integrating water, air and biodiversity - for oil sands monitoring. It will be implemented jointly by the Alberta and Canadian governments.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2011 | 5:00 pm

COAL DEVELOPMENT: Permit granted for new underground No.12 South B2 mine

ALBERTA - Grande Cache Coal of Calgary has received the amended mine permit and a new licence for development of the new No.12 South B2 underground coal mine in the western part of the province. The permit was granted by the Alberta Energy and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2011 | 4:59 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Northern Graphite eyes graphene markets

ONTARIO - Ottawa-based Northern Graphite has successfully test manufactured graphene using large flake graphite from the company's Bissett Creek project located between Ottawa and North Bay.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2011 | 4:58 pm

ENVIRONMENTAL: EIS for Jansen potash project gets okay

SASKATCHEWAN - The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) filed by BHP Billiton for the Jansen potash project near Lanigan. The EIS was submitted for technical review and public comment in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2011 | 5:00 pm

ENVIRONMENTAL: BacTech assays arsenopyrite stockpile in Snow Lake

MANITOBA - Samples taken by Toronto's BacTech Environmental from the arsenopyrite stockpile in Snow lake have assayed an average of 9.6 g/t Au, consistent with previous results. A 43-101 report is being prepared.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2011 | 4:59 pm

ACQUISITION: Chinese snapping up oil sands producer

ALBERTA - A subsidiary of CNOOC Ltd., China's largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, has entered an agreement to acquire Opti Canada of Calgary. Total value of the deal is US$2.1 billion. The Opti directors voted unanimously to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2011 | 4:58 pm

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