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Mine Development

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.

The “Trough”

The world-class Labrador Trough iron mining district has long been a bastion of stability in the often uncertain world of mining.

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...

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…

Bottoms Up

"Sight Unseen" could easily be Cementation Canada’s motto because most of the work the company does is underground. In fact, for the past 14 years, the vast majority of the engineering and contracting projects the company has undertaken...

Triple Play

There are only a handful of mines in Ontario with a history as deep and rich as Goldcorp’s Red Lake Gold Mines, located about 350 km northwest of Thunder Bay, near the Ontario/Manitoba border.

New Gold’s New Gold

Poised and ready for action pretty much describes the scene at New Gold's "New Afton" mine near Kamloops as crews continue to work underground to bring the Cdn$700 million mine into production later this year.

Pretty and Productive

The Wolverine Mine is truly a sight to behold. From its postcard setting adjacent to Wolverine Lake and a panoramic view of the Pelly Mountains, the site of Yukon's newest mine looks almost resort-like in nature, but as its owners…

Parched & Persistent

Mongolia is about as far from Vancouver as any other place on the planet, but that didn't stop Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from believing that "an excellent opportunity" lay beneath its vast Gobi Desert, more than 8,200 kilometers away.

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Development begins at Young-Davidson pit

ONTARIO - Development of the open pit at the Young-Davidson gold mine near Matachewan began with the first blast on Nov. 17, 2011, said owner AuRico Gold of Toronto. The project is on schedule for the first gold pour at…