MINING PEOPLE: GMSG, Nautilus Minerals, and Nevada Copper
Michelle Ash, Barrick’s chief innovation officer, will become the new chair of the Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group in Montreal in […]
Marilyn Scales
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INNOVATION: Cat and Minetec team up to create new underground technology
AUSTRALIA – Caterpillar and Minetec announced an agreement for the development and delivery of technologies targeting underground hard rock mining challenges. The […]
Peregrine Diamonds boosts resource at Chidliak
A resource update has brought the combined inferred resource of just two of seventy-four known kimberlites to 22 million carats at Peregrine Diamonds‘ […]
BUDGET: MABC weighs in on provincial budget’s carbon tax mitigation
VICTORIA, B.C. – The British Columbia government delivered its 2018 budget on Feb. 20, and now the Mining Association of British Columbia […]
GOLD: Barkerville cuts 24 g/t over 6.6 metres at Shaft zone
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto has released additional drilling results from the 2017 phase two Island Mountain program in […]
COPPER: Southern Copper wins $2B Michiquillay property
PERU – Southern Copper Corp., part of Grupo Mexico, is the winning bidder for the massive Michiquillay copper property in Cajamarca. The […]
EDUCATION: CSM launches masters in mining engineering and management
GOLDEN, Colo. – The Mining Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines has received approval from the Board of Trustees to launch […]
Teck posts record 2017 revenue and cash flow
Favourable commodity prices and a focus on cost control last year drove revenue and cash flow from Teck Resources‘ (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) […]
GOLD: New shaft for Agnico’s Kittila mine in Finland
FINLAND – Agnico Eagle’s board of directors has approved adding a 1,044-metre-deep shaft at its Kittila gold mine. At the same time, […]
GOLD: Parsons wins cleanup contract for Giant mine
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – The government of Canada has awarded the main construction management contract for the clean-up of the Giant gold mine […]
GOLD: Rubicon releases remaining 2017 drill results
ONTARIO – Rubicon Minerals Corp. of Toronto has released the remainder of the 2017 drilling results from the Phoenix gold project in […]
COBALT: Castle Silver adopts new name – Canada Cobalt Works
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Castle Silver Resources’ shareholders have approved (99.97% in favour) a name change to Canada Cobalt Works Inc. The change […]
DRILLS: Boart Longyear brings new rigs to PDAC
SALT LAKE CITY – Boart Longyear is bringing its newest drilling products and services to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada […]
Avalon advances Separation Rapids lithium project
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) has begun a new drill campaign at its 100% owned Separation Rapids lithium project, 70 km […]
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, […]