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Tunnel Vision

It’s a mining project with a twist because part of the work being done by Goldcorp at its Red Lake Gold Mines right now looks more like an urban transportation corridor than the underground workings at a remote mine site.

Big Beyond Belief

As regulatory hearings enter their next phase on the $6-billion proposal, the 50-year-old Mary River iron discovery holds huge promise for remote Baffin Island economy.

Big Money

When planning an expansion at the largest open pit mine in Quebec, thinking big is important. That’s exactly what ArcelorMittal did when it announced a $2.1-billion expansion of the Mont-Wright iron mine and concentrator at Fermont, QC....

Stornoway signs IBA for Renard diamond project

QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. has entered into an impacts and benefits agreement for the Renard diamond project in the Otish Mountains. The “Mecheshoo Agreement” was signed with the Cree Nation of Mistissini and the Grand...

LEVEL CONTROL: BinMaster conforms to Canadian standards

LINCOLN, Nebraska - BinMaster Level Controls announced the 3DLevelScanner has received FM approval to Canadian standards (cFMus) which allows installation of the 3DLevelScanner in potentially explosive environments. The 3DLevelScanner is listed...

Turning tailings into gold

With the price of gold still strong, no one is surprised to find gold in an old gold mine. What used to be considered waste is now a resource. Two proposed tailings retreatment projects – one in British Columbia and…

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: AuRico updates progress at Young-Davidson

ONTARIO – AuRico Gold of Toronto released its monthly update for the development of its Young-Davidson gold mine and mill near Matachewan with the news that wet commissioning of the mill has begun. The first gold pour target is only…

Federal government renews promise to streamline approval process

TORONTO – In a speech Monday, March 5, at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference, Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver again pledged the federal government’s support of a streamlined approval process for...

CORPORATE IMAGE: HudBay aligns all operations under single brand

TORONTO – HudBay Minerals Inc. is uniting all of its operations under the HudBay brand to position itself for continued growth and expansion. The move to a single brand was made to align new projects and acquisitions and to strengthen...

GOLD STUDY: Pit and underground planned at Maverick

MANITOBA – Auriga Gold Corp. of Toronto is planning both open pit and underground mining at its Maverick gold project near Flin Flon. This is the recommendation of the recent preliminary economic assessment of the project.