COMMENT: Worldwide ranking of mine engineering schools released
LONDON, UK – The first ever ranking of the world’s mineral engineering schools has been compiled as part of the QS World […]
Marilyn Scales
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NICKEL-COPPER: KGHM lays off 20 at Victoria project
ONTARIO – KGHM International has revised the project schedule of the Victoria nickel-copper-PGE-gold development project near Sudbury, and laid off 20 of […]
GOLD: US judge okays class action against Barrick regarding Pascua-Lama
UNITED STATES – A U.S. District judge ruled on March 23 that a class action lawsuit against Toronto’s Barrick Gold may proceed. […]
MINING PEOPLE: Entree Gold
Entree Gold of Vancouver has named Stephen Scott as president and CEO, effective April 1, 2016. He has been the interim CEO […]
CEO interview: Winship speaks about Rubicon’s Phoenix project
Michael Winship, a mining engineer, joined the board of Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) in 2011 and was appointed the company’s interim […]
BUDGET: PDAC, MAC find something to love in latest offering
OTTAWA – Yesterday was federal budget day in Canada. Finance Minister Bill Morneau stood before Parliament and read out the Liberals’ first […]
GOLD-COPPER: AuRico updates feasibility of Kemess underground
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Toronto’s AuRico Metals has updated the Kemess underground feasibility study outlining annual production of 238,000 oz of gold equivalent […]
COPPER-GOLD: Copper North advances Carmacks PEA
YUKON – Copper North Mining Corp. of Vancouver continues to advance the preliminary economic assessment for the Carmacks copper-gold project 220 km […]
SOFTWARE: Readyline from Wenco helps keep equipment problem free
RICHMOND, British Columbia – With each new release of Readyline in 2016, mines get closer and closer to stopping all equipment problems before they […]
Rio Tinto could be ready for a Turquoise Hill takeover, analysts say
VANCOUVER — It’s not a secret that many in the mining community are pretty bullish on copper’s long term prospects. There’s some […]
URANIUM: Fission lengthens PLS strike another 800 metres
SASKATCHEWAN – Fission Uranium of Kelowna, BC, has stretched the strike length by another 800 metres at the Patterson Lake South project […]
SILVER-GOLD: Silver Wheaton picks up streams from Panoro Minerals
PERU – A subsidiary of Vancouver-based Silver Wheaton Corp. has agreed to purchase 100% of the silver production and 25% of the […]
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, […]