WASHINGTON, DC – According to figures gleaned from the US Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodities Summary, China remains the largest gold producing country in the world. Production there is estimated to reach 490 tonnes in 2015, followed by Australia with 300…
QUEBEC – Typhoon Exploration of Montreal has received results from the first OreVision® test survey completed on the Aiguebelle-Goldfields property northeast of Rouyn-Noranda. Five 1-km long lines were completed in the extension of the Fayolle deposit, an area devoid of any…
Excitement is building for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) at its Amaruq gold project, 300 km west of Hudson Bay, as exploration geologists unveil a robust mineralized system that can be traced for 2.3 km and counting, adding momentum to…
SUDBURY, Ontario – Rail-Veyor Technologies Global has signed a contract to install a Rail-Veyor® system at Agnico Eagle Mines Goldex gold mine in Val-d’Or, QC. The 3-km underground material handling system will be installed during 2016 and is intended to…
SUDBURY, Ontario – Canada’s two-year-old Ultra-Deep Mining Network (UDMN) is launching a new call for proposals and network members to share innovative solutions and commercially viable products aimed at those miners who challenge the environment below 2.5 km deep. The…
A slew of mining companies have recently rolled out their third quarter financials, including Toronto-based gold miners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM). Both firms published better than expected results during the quarter. Here are some…
Small towns in Quebec range in size from the smallest, Barkmere (pop. 58), to one of the larger, Shawinigan (pop. 50,060) and, as can be imagined, there are many bigger and smaller ones in between.
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited has announced that it is suspending mining operations and gold production at its Goldex mine in Val d’Or, Quebec effective immediately. This decision follows the receipt of an opinion from a second rock…