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Mine Development

Gold in Nova Scotia

No metal on earth has the same tantalizing effect on mankind as gold. The ‘sweat of the sun,’ as the ancient Incas called it, has the power to quicken the pulse of the prospector or put a gleam in the…

Construction to begin next year at Fortune’s NICO mine

It’s been a long 17 years since the discovery of the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper deposit by Fortune Minerals Limited of London, ON, but the company has finally received approval to put more than a hammer and drill into the ground at...

Shore Gold to build Saskatchewan’s first diamond mine

The idea of finding diamonds in Saskatchewan was met with scepticism in the 1980s. A Russian geophysicist, Dr. J.G. Strnad, predicted the existence of diamondiferous kimberlites, noting the large geophysical anomalies in the province’s...

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...