DIAMOND CUTTING: Sudbury to be home of Ontario’s first facility
ONTARIO - On April 6, 2009, the government of Ontario announced that Sudbury will be the home of the province's fir...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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MINE SAFETY: Better mine safety begins with better mine design
(Editor's note: We like good ideas, and sometimes they drop into our lap. The following was submitted by the Parker...
NICKEL-COPPER MINING: Shakespeare mine sends 10,000-t to Strathcona
ONTARIO - Ursa Major Minerals of Toronto is shipping 10,000 tonnes of stockpiled nickel-copper ore from its Shakesp...
PARTY PLANS: CMHF gala set for May 9
TORONTO - The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is hosting a special, black tie fundraising gala evening at the Royal On...
TITANIUM MINING: QIT-Fer et Titane latest to cut output
QUEBEC - The latest Canadian miner to announced an extended summer shutdown is titanium producer QIT-Fer et Titane....
COPPER SMELTING: Kidd Creek to take eight-week break
ONTARIO - Swiss mining giant Xstrata Plc has announced plans to shut down its Kidd Creek copper smelter for eight w...
ZINC-SILVER-LEAD EXPLORATION: Sullivan-style deposit drilled in Idaho
IDAHO - Azteca Gold of Spokane, WA, says the mineralization at its Two Mile project appears to be a thick, Sullivan...
COPPER EXPLORATION: New airborne technology identifies skarn and porphyry potential
NEVADA - HoneyBadger Exploration of Toronto has completed an extensive airborne geophysical survey over its propert...
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Teck sheds assets to pay down debt
I would imagine that the management of Teck Cominco would like to take a mulligan on its purchase of Fording Canadi...
MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES: Avanti updates Kitsault numbers
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver's Avanti Mining says the updated resource estimates for its Kitsault moly project are ...
HOT TOPIC: What price Fording?
Our Hot Topic this week concerns the price that Teck paid for control of Fording. By price, we are considering only...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT: JV to put Yellowjacket into production
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Prize Mining of Calgary and Eagle Plains Resources of Cranbrook, BC, have created a joint ventur...
New Found Gold secures $205M for Queensway development
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; US-NYSE American: NFGC) announced it has locked down $205 million in financing through a dual-pronged approach that […]