HOT TOPIC: Termites as an exploration tool
The examination of termite mounds in Africa and Australia has become a fruitful exploration practice. Besides termi...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Canada Lithium, Minera Andes, Platmin, Rainy River and St Andrew Goldfields
Kerry Knoll, former editor of Canadian Mining Journal, has been appointed interim president and CEO at Toronto-base...
MERGER: Anglo rejects Xstrata proposal
SWITZERLAND and SOUTH AFRICA - Rumours were confirmed this week, when Xstrata, the Swiss mining giant, said it had ...
COAL OUTLOOK: Teck, Hillsborough release numbers
VANCOUVER - Both Teck Resources and Hillsborough Resources released coal operations guidelines and prices in the la...
SAFETY AWARD: Raglan mine repeat winner in Quebec
QUEBEC - The Raglan nickel mine belonging to Xstrata Nickel has been awarded the 2008 F.J. O'Connell trophy for exc...
SAFETY WINNER: B.C. recognizes Teck’s coal mines
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province of British Columbia has recognized two coal operations belonging to Vancouver's Tec...
ENVIRONMENTAL ACT: Canada adds tougher enforcement tools
OTTAWA - The federal government's new Environmental Enforcement Act, which received Royal Assent on June 18, aims t...
UF6 PRODUCTION: Port Hope plant on stream
ONTARIO - Cameco of Saskatoon resumed uranium hexafluoride production at its Port Hope conversion facility in June ...
URANIUM RECOVERY: Aurora pilot plant reports 87.5%
LABRADOR - The pilot plant testing ore samples from the Michelin and Jacques Lake uranium deposits, recovered 87.5%...
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Gold resources and McEwen’s junior index
It is difficult to overstate the importance of gold. It has been prized as decoration as long as humankind has been...
MAGNETIC FLOCCULATOR: Faster settling for iron ore processors
ERIE, Pennsylvania - New, efficient magnetic flocculators developed by Eriez are said to help the iron and steel in...
Federal regulators solicit input on Quebec lithium mine
Federal assessors invited Indigenous communities and the public to review environmental impacts from a proposed 21-year lithium mining operation in northern Quebec […]