GOLD: Rubicon completes Phoenix test mining
ONTARIO – Toronto-based Rubicon Minerals Corp. has completed test mining and bulk sample processing at the Phoenix gold project in the Red […]
Marilyn Scales
Posts by Marilyn Scales:
Odds ‘n’ Sods: My three ‘Eureka!’ moments as a Canadian explorer
The excitement of a mineral discovery is a “Eureka!” moment, and this is the story of my three Eureka moments. I’m 77 […]
Interview: Building mines on budget
During the last boom period in mining, major projects routinely went over budget and fell behind schedule. An analysis by McKinsey & […]
GOLD-SILVER: IDM’s Red Mountain gains provincial environment okay
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The B.C. government has given the environmental okay to the Red Mountain underground gold-silver mine. The project, 15 km […]
GOLD: Kirkland Lake has record quarter with 180,155 oz.
ONTARIO – Toronto-based Kirkland Lake Gold produced 180,155 oz. of gold in Q3 2018 – above target and a record quarterly output. […]
GOLD: Wallbridge cuts 98.90 g/t from hot Habanero zone at Fenelon
QUEBEC – Wallbridge Mining Co. of Lively, Ont., continues its successful drilling program at the Fenelon gold project 75 km northwest of […]
PUMPS: Ten must-haves to look for in your slurry pump service provider
GEORGIA – When selecting a technical service partner, it can be tempting to rush and choose the first company that turns up […]
Gold stocks undervalued, says Haywood Securities
The mining team at Haywood Securities says now is a good time to invest in undervalued gold stocks. “In the first nine […]
STUDY: ICMM says mining still key driver to middle income economies
LONDON, U.K. – The International Council on Mining and Metals has published new research outlining how many of the world’s poorest countries […]
IRON ORE: Baffinland, Qikiqtani Inuit augment Mary River IBA
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Baffinland Iron Mines the Qikiqtani Inui Association have signed an improved impact benefit agreement covering the company’s Mary River […]
GOLD: Pretium refinances Brucejack construction loan
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Based in Vancouver, Pretium Resources has refinance the construction credit facility used to build the Brucejack gold mine 65 […]
MINING PEOPLE: CIS Quality Parts, Largo Resources, Radisson Mining, and Roxgold
Timothy Hansen has been named business development manager of mining at CIS Quality Parts and Components of Knoxville, Tenn. He holds an […]
LOADER: SMS Equipment now sells new Komatsu WA480-8 wheel loader
ACHESON, Alta.. – SMS Equipment, one of the world’s largest Komatsu dealers now sells and supports the newest Tier 4 Final WA480-8 […]
Ivanhoe discovers new copper deposit in DRC
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has discovered a third major copper deposit called Makoko in the Democratic Republic of Congo on its […]
Callinex forms Osawi Gold to advance exploration in Manitoba
Callinex Mines (TSXV:CNX; OTCQX:CLLXF) has created a wholly owned subsidiary, Osawi Gold Corp., to advance the company’s exploration activities in Manitoba. Specifically, […]