Canadian Mining Journal Staff

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Detour Gold lays out $20-M exploration program

ONTARIO - Toronto's Detour Gold has bumped up its 2011 exploration budget to $20 million from $14 million. The company will drill various targets near the Detour Lake deposit, at Sunday Lake and at Block A. Detour is earning a 50% interest in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2011 | 4:59 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Work begins at Engineer mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA - BCGold Corp. of Vancouver has begun phase one of the $1.5-million exploration and develop program at is Engineer high grade gold mine, in which it has a 60% interest and an option to earn 100%. The property lies 30 km west of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2011 | 4:58 pm

TUNNELLING: Telehandler from Manulift has compact footprint

QUEBEC - Hydro-Quebec's hydroelectric complex on the Romaine River is large scale and long term, from 2009 to 2020. The bypass tunnel is only part of it, but when Neilson-EBC won the contract, it turned to Manulift to supply the Merlo Roto...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 23, 2011 | 4:57 pm

PERSPECTIVE: When the “C” in CSR stands for “Canada”

"CSR" means "corporate social responsibility", and it is a growing part of the mine development process. We used to call similar initiatives being a responsible company or good neighbour to those who live near mining projects. Now CSR has...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 22, 2011 | 5:00 pm

NICKEL MINING: CaNickel revives Bucko Lake

MANITOBA - Crowflight Minerals of Vancouver has received all the necessary approvals and will begin trading under its new name, CaNickel Mining Limited, on June 23, 2011. The company has also moved its business to British Columbia from Ontario.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 22, 2011 | 4:59 pm

GOLD MINING: Osisko declares commercial production at Canadian Malartic

QUEBEC - As of June 17, 2011, the Canadian Malartic gold mine is operating at commercial rates. The project is the brainchild of Montreal's Osisko Mining, and it is located near the relocated town of Malartic.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 21, 2011 | 5:01 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Argex Mining, Capstone, Champion Minerals and Lithium Americas

Montreal-headquartered Argex Mining has elected a new board of directors. They are Mark Billings, Roy Bonnell, Anthony Garson, Peter H. Smith and Robert Guibault. Bonnell will take over the duties of president and CEO from Michael Dehn, who...

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

SOFTWARE: Gemcom expands into Kazakhstan and central Asia

VANCOUVER - Gemcom Software International has announced the opening of a new office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on June 24, 2011. The new bureau will make mining software solutions readily available to customers in central Asia.

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: Lake Shore cuts high grades near Bell Creek

ONTARIO - Lake Shore Gold of Toronto is having success with its drill program at the Vogel property, 2 km east of its Bell Creek complex near Timmins. High grade drilling results were recorded in widely spaced holes along strike and below the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 20, 2011 | 5:01 pm

CONSOLIDATION: Eriez combines Canadian, U.S. sales organizations

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Eriez, maker of world leading separation, metal detection, x-ray, feeding, screening and conveying technology, has combined its United States and Canadian sales organization into a consolidated North American team.

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

MATERIALS HANDLING: AIL designs huge stockpile tunnel for Osisko

DORCHESTER, New Brunswick - North America's largest structural plate stockpile tunnel has been designed by Atlantic Industries (AIL) and installed at the new Canadian Malartic gold mine owned by Osisko Mining. The mine is located in northern...

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

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Bachelor Lake shaft 85% complete

QUEBEC - Metanor Resources of Val d'Or, QC, announced that the shaft sinking process is now 85% complete at its Bachelor Lake gold mine 225 km northeast of Val d'Or. The shaft stations on levels 13 and 14 are also done. The shaft project will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 16, 2011 | 5:03 pm

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