SAFETY FIRST – Congratulations to Lab Chrysotile
QUEBEC - LAB CHRYSOTILE of Thetford Mines has reached a safety milestone. One crew at the Black Lake open pit asbes...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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EXPLORATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA – Hopefuls hunt for copper and gold
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Explorationists from Vancouver are scouring the province in the hope of finding minable deposits...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: VIEWPOINT – New finds may lead to new Canadian mines
Mineral deposits are not made overnight. Some have their roots in celestial events dating back four billion years. ...
CREEPING TAKEOVER – Bids for bcMetals edge higher
VANCOUVER - In what is one of the slower, more tentative takeovers in Canadian mining, IMPERIAL METALS has raised i...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Crowflight, Freegold, Gemcom, Natural Resources Quebec, Purepoint Uranium and Uravan
Toronto-based CROWFLIGHT MINERALS has named Greg Collins its VP exploration. Additionally, Ken Marcinyshyn was name...
EPCM CONTRACT – SNC-Lavalin to build copper mine in Spain
SPAIN - SNC-LAVALIN of Montreal has won the EPCM contract for the Cobre Les Cruces copper mine and refinery near Ge...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – Syncrude spending with Aboriginal businesses passes $1B milestone
ALBERTA - SYNCRUDE's business relationship with Aboriginal-owned companies officially became a billion-dollar succe...
PHILANTHROPY NEWS – Teck Cominco supports Renaissance ROM; Historic Cobalt Mining Camp
A landmark $10-million gift from Vancouver-based TECK COMINCO LTD. to the ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM (ROM) in Toronto, an...
COPPER MILLING – Xstrata to treat ore from Fabie Bay
QUEBEC - Ore mined by Toronto's FIRST METALS from its Fabie Bay project will be treated at the Horne mill in Rouyn-...
PRECIOUS METALS – Bio-oxidation pre-treatment a boon
COLOMBIA - GREYSTAR RESOURCES of Vancouver has successfully applied bio-oxidation pre-treatment to sulphide ore fro...
COAL DEVELOPMENT – Wapiti mine and generator proposed
BRITISH COLUMBIA - HILLSBOROUGH RESOURCES of Vancouver and AESWapiti Energy Corp. are obtaining regulatory and perm...
MOLYBDENUM DEVELOPMENT – Permits received for Nortoba-Tyson
ONTARIO - Toronto's ROXMARK MINES has received the permits for underground redevelopment at its Nortoba-Tyson prope...
Sandvik delivers autonomous-ready drill rig to Utah copper mine
Sandvik Mining has completed delivery of a DR410i rotary drill rig to Mariana Minerals’ Copper One operation in Utah, marking a significant […]