OIL SANDS: Suncor buys 5% more of Syncrude joint venture
ALBERTA – Suncor Energy of Calgary is increasing its interest in the Syncrude oil sands joint venture to 58.74% from 53.74%. The […]
Marilyn Scales
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LEGISLATION: More information about new Impact Assessment Act
Osler, Hoskin & Harcott LLP have had a look at Bills C-68 and C-69 which cover changes to the assessment of federally […]
EQUIPMENT: SMT Scharf takes over RDH Mining Equipment
ALBAN, Ont. – SMT Scharf AG of Hamm, Germany, has indirectly acquired a 100% interest in RDH Mining Equipment through a subsidiary […]
Roundup 2018: AME’s Thome on BC’s mineral politics
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration’s (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver serves as a bellwether for the mining industry as the first […]
COMMENT: Feds introduce new environment legislation
Last week the Canadian government introduced legislation to overhaul the federal environmental approval process. Changes are taking shape on several fronts: A […]
ALUMINUM: Rio Tinto invests $250M to extend life of Vaudreuil refinery
QUEBEC – Rio Tinto is pledging $250 million to extend operations of the Vaudreuil alumina refinery in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. The cash […]
NAME CHANGE: Shore Gold becomes Star Diamond Corp.
SASKATOON – Star Diamond Corporation is the new name for Shore Gold. The change has been made to honour the Star kimberlite […]
COPPER: First Quantum gives Cobre Panama 15% boost
PANAMA – The board of Toronto’s First Quantum Minerals has approved the expansion of milling capacity by 15% to 85 million t/y […]
CONSULTANTS: Golder unveils refreshed image
Golder, a leading global engineering and consulting firm, unveiled its refreshed brand in January. This has been the first major refresh of […]
First Cobalt finds new mineralization at Keeley
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has found near-surface disseminated cobalt and silver mineralization outside the veins that were the focus of historic […]
GOLD: Osisko to pour $100M into Quebec exploration
QUEBEC – Toronto’s Osisko Mining says it will spend about $100 million on exploration at its Windfall-Lynx deposits as well as the […]
GOLD: Monarques says updated PFS for Croinor is positive
QUEBEC – Monarques Gold of Montreal has updated the pre-feasibility study for its Croinor project with a 10% increase in proven and […]
GOLD: Moneta rewarded with bonanza grades from South West deposit at Golden Highway project
ONTARIO – The Golden Highway project 110 km east of Timmins is returning bonanza grades for owner Moneta Porcupine Mines of Toronto. […]
GOLD: Sirios traces Cheechoo tonalite contact over 1,400 metres
QUEBEC – Drilling and trenching by Sirios Resources of Montreal has confirmed the gold mineralization along the tonalite/meta-sediments contact at the Cheechoo […]
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, […]