Canadian Mining Journal Staff

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Rambler gets nod for crown pillar and Tilt Cove mine

NEWFOUNDLAND - Rambler Metals and Mining has received the final provincial approval for mining the Nugget Pond crown pillar at the former gold producer. The company plans to get production started from an open pit in May 2011.

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

TAKEOVER: Minmetals withdraws Equinox offer

HONG KONG - Minmetals Resources Ltd. (MMR), a subsidiary of China Minmetals,  announced today that it is withdrawing its offer to acquire Equinox Minerals.

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

AWARD: Kirkland Lake Gold wins second safety excellence award in three years

TORONTO - Kirkland Lake Gold has received the 2010 Award of Excellence in Safety for having the lowest year-end total medical injury frequency in its category, underground mines with 250 employees or more. The award was made by Health and...

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Kalimantan Gold, MBMI, New Millennium and Teck

Kalimantan Gold Corp. of Vancouver has named Faldi Ismail to the post of deputy chairman and CEO to replace Rahman Connelly.

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

TEST KIT: Magnetic holding force analyzed

 ERIE, Pennsylvania - The pull test kit offered by Eriez will help users monitor the efficiency of magnetic separators by measuring the holding force of a magnet. Magnetic separators are commonly used in minerals processing, coal washing...

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

WATER TREATMENT: HudBay promises $2-M for plant in Snow Lake

MANITOBA -  HudBay Minerals has committed $2 million to the Town of Snow Lake to assist funding the municipality's portion of a new wastewater treatment plant. The total cost of the project is $7 million of which the municipality is...

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

MERGER-GO-ROUND: Barrick offers $7.3-B for Equinox

Watching a hotly contested takeover unfold is enough to make a person's head spin. The Lundin-Inmet-Equinox-Minmetals-Barrick saga is a case in point. Now the end is near and the deal looks better since Barrick Gold of Toronto has made a...

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

DIAMOND EXPLOSION: Carbon dioxide goes boom, creates diamond dust

BURLINGTON, Ontario - Making diamond from carbon dioxide (CO2) sounds impossible, but EnviroDiamond Technologies (ETI) has succeeded. Daren Swanson, president of ETI, is having a blast reviewing recent lab results. After banging away for three...

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

DIAMOND EXPLORATION: Peregrine discovers another kimberlite at Chidliak

NUNAVUT - Vancouver-based Peregrine Diamonds has discovered a new kimberlite at its Chidliak project on Baffin Island. CH-51 (so named because it is the 51st kimberlite discovered) was the first target drilled in 2011.

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

COPPER MINING: Copper Mountain commissions primary crusher

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Copper Mountain Mining Corp. of Vancouver has commissioned the new primary crusher and overland conveyor at its Copper Mountain project 15 km west of Princeton. Ore has been crushed and is stockpiled until the mill is...

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

GOLD MINING: La Ronge project reaches commercial production

SASKATCHEWAN - Golden Band Resources of Saskatoon says its La Ronge gold project reached commercial production on April 1, 2011. The Jolu mil processed 9,912 tonnes of ore grading 10.25 g/t Au through April 18, producing over 6,500 oz of gold....

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

COPPER-GOLD VENTURE: Starfire, Liaoning agree to JV for Porphyry Pearl property

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based Starfire Minerals has signed a joint venture agreement with Liaoning Eden Venture Investments for the exploration and development of Starfire's Porphyry Pearl copper-gold property in the Toodoggone area.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 19, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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