Marilyn Scales, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

JOINT VENTURE: Cementation, Eskan create underground development contractor

NORTH BAY, Ontario – Eskan Company and Cementation Canada announced the creation of a Joint Venture, Nidaamisineh Cementation, to pursue underground mine […]

Marilyn Scales | February 24, 2016 | 4:50 pm

BHP slashes dividend 75%, braces for prolonged downturn

It was the last, biggest and most vocal defender in the mining industry of maintaining the status quo with respect to its […]

Marilyn Scales | February 24, 2016 | 4:49 pm

GOLD: Wesdome extends high grade No.7 zone 150 metres towards surface

ONTARIO – Wesdome Gold Mines of Toronto is encouraged by underground drilling results at its Eagle River gold mine near Wawa. Drilling […]

Marilyn Scales | February 23, 2016 | 4:07 pm

OIL SANDS: Suncor wrapping up acquisition of COS

CALGARY – Suncor Energy’s offer for all the common shares of Canadian Oil Sands has expired, with 84.2% or 408.1 million COS […]

Marilyn Scales | February 23, 2016 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: Goldcorp invests in Cheechoo project

QUEBEC – Vancouver-based Goldcorp has agreed to purchase 7.4 million units of Montreal’s Sirios Resources, the 45% owner and operator of the […]

Marilyn Scales | February 23, 2016 | 4:04 pm

PERMITS: Long wait times hinder exploration, especially in Ontario

CALGARY – Permit times – the length of time it takes to get approval for mining exploration – are increasing across Canada […]

Marilyn Scales | February 23, 2016 | 4:03 pm

First Quantum in debt danger due to ailing metals market

VANCOUVER — It’s a sign of the times that analysts tend to pay more attention to balance sheet health than production metrics […]

Marilyn Scales | February 23, 2016 | 4:02 pm

GOLD: Money puts Atlantic Gold’s Moose River closer to construction

NOVA SCOTIA – Vancouver-based Atlantic Gold Corp. is a step closer to development of its Moose River Consolidated gold project near Halifax […]

Marilyn Scales | February 22, 2016 | 4:23 pm

GOLD: Barrick makes long term, $3B plans to boost production

TORONTO – Barrick Gold has re-evaluated several of its projects and come up with plans for four of them – Cortez, Goldrush, […]

Marilyn Scales | February 22, 2016 | 4:22 pm

EDUCATION: Detour Gold, Métis to create bursary for students at two Ontario colleges

ONTARIO – Representatives from the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), Detour Gold, College Boreal, and Northern College met in Timmins on Feb. […]

Marilyn Scales | February 22, 2016 | 4:20 pm

GOLD: IamGold drills good intersections at Monster Lake

QUEBEC – IamGold Corp. of Toronto continues to drill good intersections at the Monster Lake property 50 km southwest of Chibougamau. Most […]

Marilyn Scales | February 22, 2016 | 4:19 pm

Cutifani strives for ‘new’ Anglo American after tough 2015

In a video message to shareholders, Anglo American (US-OTC: AAUK; LSE: AAL) CEO Mark Cutifani said the company will dispose of an additional US$3-$4 […]

Marilyn Scales | February 22, 2016 | 4:18 pm

GOLD: Barrick promises further $2B cuts to debt in 2016

TORONTO – Having reduced its debt by 24% or $3.1 billion (US dollars) in 2015, Barrick Gold taking aim at a further […]

Marilyn Scales | February 18, 2016 | 4:13 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Barrick, Kirkland Lake Gold, and Western Uranium

Barrick Gold of Toronto has named Kelvin Dushinsky to its board of directors. He joined the company in 2002 and is its […]

Marilyn Scales | February 18, 2016 | 4:11 pm

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