MERGER: Silverstone targeted by Silver Wheaton
VANCOUVER - Silverstone Resources and Silver Wheaton have agreed to a plan whereby Silver Wheaton will make an all-...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Agnico-Eagle, Bravo Venture, Lake Shore Gold, OPTI Canada and Rio Tinto
David Garofalo, senior VP finance and CFO at Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines has been chosen as Canada's CFO of th...
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Province wants more information from Labrador iron project
LABRADOR - Labrador Iron Mines Holdings of Toronto has received word from the Department of Environment and Conserv...
TRAINING: Bucyrus launches new products and services
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - To ensure that its shovels, draglines and rotary drills perform safely and productivel...
URANIUM RESOURCE: Denison reports 18.8M lb at Mutanga
ZAMBIA - Toronto-based Denison Mines has filed a 43-101 report with estimates of 5.8 million lb of U3O8 in the meas...
POTASH EXPLORATION: BHP working Jansen project in Saskatchewan
SASKATCHEWAN - Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is quietly testing its Jansen potash claims east of Lanigan. It...
VANADIUM EXPLORATION: Good grades drilled in Abitibi region
QUEBEC - Freewest Resources of Montreal has drilled an occurrence of near-surface vanadium oxide mineralization at ...
URANIUM EXPLORATION: No permits to be issued in B.C.
VICTORIA - There will be no exploration or mining of either uranium or thorium in British Columbia. The government ...
COAL RESOURCE: Belcourt reserves could support mining for 15 years
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The latest 43-101 numbers for the Belcourt coal property include 86 million tonnes of proven res...
HOT TOPIC: The AIG bonuses
We have all heard about U.S. government bailouts, notably the one to AIG. The troubled company will receive over US...
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Mining to weather financial storm
I'm not the only one who is beginning to believe the mining and metals sector is poised for an upturn. The latest r...
GOLD MINING: Barrick shuts one pit at North Mara
TANZANIA - Barrick Gold of Toronto is reportedly shutting one pit at its North Mara gold mine due to high operating...
Alamos expects lower Q2 output on Young-Davidson mine disruptions
Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) says it is expecting lower production in the second quarter following a series of disruptions at the Young-Davidson […]