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DIAMONDS: Seawater essential to creation of NWT diamonds

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – The Canadian diamond industry got its start in the Lac des Gras area, and the NWT remains home to most of this country’s producers. Many excellent, gem quality stones have been uncovered and polished, They...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 1, 2015 | 4:37 pm

GOLD: Brucejack project receives environment, mining permits

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Pretium Resources of Vancouver says it is ready to move its Brucejack gold project into the development stage following the receipt of the BC Mines Act permit and the environmental management permit. The property 65 km...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 1, 2015 | 4:33 pm

URANIUM: Mineralized trend at PLS grows to 2+ km

SASKATCHEWAN – Results from the 10 most recent holes at the Patterson Lake South project reveals that the total on-strike mineralized trend now extends for 2.31 km. The PLS project is owned by Fission Uranium Corp. of Kelowna, BC, and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 1, 2015 | 4:32 pm

GOLD: Integra core returns 12.86 g/t over 6.0 metres in Triangle zone

QUEBEC – Vancouver-based Integra Gold continues to boost its confidence at the Lamaque South gold project in Val d’Or. Recent drilling in the Triangle zone C4 mineralized structure returned 12.86 g/t Au over 6.0 metres, 13.95 g/t...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 1, 2015 | 4:30 pm

Minera IRL’s shareholders boot out chairman Hodges

In roughly two weeks, Minera IRL (TSX:IRL; LON: MIRL) has lost community support of its Ollachea gold project in Peru, dismissed its interim CEO, and more recently has been forced to show its executive chairman Daryl Hodges the door.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 1, 2015 | 4:29 pm

POLITICAL ACCORD: Ontario and First Nations come to terms

TORONTO – On Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, the province of Ontario and the First Nations chiefs of Ontario signed a historic political accord to create a bilateral relationship that recognizes the treaty relationships between the two sides.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 31, 2015 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Treasury boosts resources at Goliath to over 1M ounces

ONTARIO – Toronto’s Treasury Metal has released new resource estimates that total more than 1.1 million oz of gold equivalent at its Goliath gold project 20 km east of Dryden. The estimate was completed by P&E Mining Consultants...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 31, 2015 | 4:12 pm

GOLD: Barrick, Zijin form joint venture at Porgera

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Barrick Gold of Toronto and China’s Zijin Mining Group have created a joint venture in respect to Barrick’s 95% interest in the Porgera gold mine in the Enga province. Zijin bought into the project for...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 31, 2015 | 4:08 pm

COPPER: Ivanhoe leading fight against malaria in DRC

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines of Vancouver is teaming up with Toronto’s Fio Corp. and Chemonics International to fight malaria in this African nation. The initiative is part of the government’s ongoing campaign...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 31, 2015 | 4:04 pm

Oban Mining shows the way for needed paradigm shift

Market realities are starting to bite and the combination of Oban Mining (TSX: OBM) with three other companies is a good model to emulate at a time when the vast majority of management teams in the junior mining sector are...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 31, 2015 | 4:03 pm

GOLD-COPPER: Goldcorp, Teck establish joint venture in Chile

CHILE – Goldcorp of Toronto is buying out its 30% partner, New Gold, at the El Morro copper-gold project. A 50/50 joint venture will be then created with the Relincho copper-molybdenum project belonging to Teck Resources of Vancouver. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2015 | 4:18 pm

DIAMONDS: Canadian master diamond cutter to craft Esperanza stone

ARKANSAS - Mike Botha of Embee Diamonds in Saskatoon has been commissioned to craft the Esperanza in Little Rock during a special in-store event hosted by Stanley Jewelers Gemologist Sep. 9 to 12.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 27, 2015 | 4:17 pm

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