Marilyn Scales, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

HAULAGE: Sandvik smart truck designed for intelligent underground production

FINLAND – Sandvik is introducing a pair of new intelligent mining trucks for automated underground haulage. They deliver safety, productivity and profitability […]

Marilyn Scales | July 10, 2017 | 4:16 pm

Junior gold miners reap investment windfall from majors

Direct investment in the TSX listed shares of junior gold companies this year is the highest it’s been in the last 10 […]

Marilyn Scales | July 10, 2017 | 4:09 pm

SILVER: Guatemala pulls licence for Tahoe’s Escobal mine

GUATEMALA – Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources is taking its case to the Guatemalan constitutional court after that country’s supreme court temporarily suspended the […]

Marilyn Scales | July 6, 2017 | 4:26 pm

GOLD: Monster Lake yields 80+ g/t for TomaGold and Iamgold

QUEBEC – Partners TomaGold (45%) of Montreal and Iamgold (50% and operator) of Toronto have drilled bonanza grades at the Monster Lake […]

Marilyn Scales | July 6, 2017 | 4:23 pm

COPPER: Amarc, Hudbay partner on the Ike porphyry

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Amarc Resources has entered into a farm-in agreement with Hudbay Minerals of Toronto for Amarc’s Ike copper porphyry […]

Marilyn Scales | July 6, 2017 | 4:19 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Discovery Metals, Northern Shield, and X-Terra Resources

Vancouver-based Discovery Metals Corp. has named Taj Singh as president and CEO. He is a mining executive with over 17 years of […]

Marilyn Scales | July 6, 2017 | 4:17 pm

Pershing envisions Relief Canyon as low cost gold mine

VANCOUVER — Following one year of infill drilling and number crunching, Pershing Gold (TSX: PGLC; NASDAQ: PGLC) has produced a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Relief Canyon […]

Marilyn Scales | July 6, 2017 | 4:14 pm

TRANSPORTATION: MAC applauds federal plan for Canada’s North

OTTAWA – The Mining Association of Canada says it applauds the most recent announcement concerning the federal government’s infrastructure plan – the […]

Marilyn Scales | July 5, 2017 | 4:19 pm

URANIUM: McClean Lake granted 10-year licence renewal

SASKATCHEWAN – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has granted a 10-year extension to the operating licence of the McClean Lake uranium mine […]

Marilyn Scales | July 5, 2017 | 4:16 pm

GOLD: Harte closes $25M financing for Sugar Zone development

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Harte Gold Corp. has closed a $25 million bought deal private placement, including the underwriters’ option. Harte issued approximately […]

Marilyn Scales | July 5, 2017 | 4:11 pm

GOLD: Barkerville cuts 17.30 g/t over 7.50 metres at Valley zone

BRITISH COLUMBIA – The high grades just keep turning up at the Island Mountain gold property, part of the Cariboo gold project […]

Marilyn Scales | July 5, 2017 | 4:09 pm

Endeavour Mining bids for Avnel Gold

Unless another gold miner like B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) or Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) sweeps in with a sweeter offer, the boards of […]

Marilyn Scales | July 5, 2017 | 4:07 pm

GOLD: Pretium declares commercial production at Brucejack mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Pretium Resources has declared commercial production at its first gold mine – the high grade Brucejack project 65 […]

Marilyn Scales | July 4, 2017 | 4:45 pm