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MINING PEOPLE: Canpotex, Continental Gold, and Wealth Minerals

Saskatoon-based Canpotex has tapped Ken Seitz to be president and CEO of the company. Steve Dechka will retire from those roles at the end of 2015. Seitz was most recently senior VP and chief commercial officer at Cameco. He holds a BSc, BEng...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 6, 2015 | 4:14 pm

Wolfden keeps the drills turning in Bathurst camp

VANCOUVER — It may very well be the worst market conditions for explorers, but that hasn’t stopped Wolfden Resources (TSXV: WLF) from mounting a drill campaign across its expansive land position in the heart of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 6, 2015 | 4:12 pm

First Quantum makes its fortunes by going global

Head office for First Quantum Minerals is 543 Granville Street, 14th Floor, Vancouver, but like many Canadian mining companies, that’s primarily for administrative purposes where the mail is sent, so to speak, because most of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 6, 2015 | 10:36 am

GOLD: Barrick reclaims David Bell mine site

The following is reprinted from Beyond Borders, Barrick Gold's magazine of sustainable development. Click BarrickBeyondBorders.com to read other articles in the August 2015 issue.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2015 | 4:16 pm

COPPER-GOLD: Capstone receives water use licence for Minto mine

YUKON – Capstone Mining Corp. of Vancouver has been granted the new water use licence at its Minto copper-gold mine 240 km northwest of Whitehorse. The licence is valid for all of the mineral reserves in phase 4.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2015 | 4:15 pm

SELENIUM: BioteQ completes water treatment pilot studies at KSM project

BRITISH COLUMBIA – BioteQ Environmental Technologies of Vancouver has completed successful pilot testing of a plant to remove selenium from water at the KSM copper-gold project. The property, 65 km northwest of Stewart, is an advanced...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2015 | 4:14 pm

EDUCATION: U Arizona opens global mining law centre

TUCSON, Arizona – The James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona has created a global mining law centre, an interdisciplinary unit that will educate lawyers, miners and others involved with the huge and complex global...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2015 | 4:13 pm

TRUCK: Hitachi’s newest, biggest hauls 296 tonnes

MOLINE, Illinois – Hitachi's newest and largest rigid frame haul truck is the EH5000AC-3 with a nominal payload capacity of 296 tonnes. It combines Hitachi's time proven hauler technology with brand new, high efficiency advanced IGBT AC...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2015 | 4:11 pm

OceanaGold to buy Romarco for $856M

OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) is offering to buy Romarco Minerals (TSX: R) in an all-share $856 million deal to secure low cost growth with the junior’s Haile gold mine, which is currently under construction.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2015 | 4:09 pm

COAL: Low prices push Alpha Natural, Optimum over edge

UNITED STATES and SOUTH AFRICA – Alpha Natural Resources, a large US coal producer with head offices in Virginia, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bad news is not confined to this continent, either. Glencore subsidiaries Optimum...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 4, 2015 | 4:19 pm

NICKEL: Royal Nickel signs MOU for EPC proposal at Dumont project

QUEBEC – Toronto-based Royal Nickel Corp. is moving slowly toward production at its Dumont nickel project 25 km west of Amos. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Duro Felguera and Ausenco Canada for their partnership...

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

GOLD: Banks Island suspends mining at Yellow Giant

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Banks Island Gold of Vancouver suspended mining at its Yellow Giant gold mine on Banks Island on July 31, 2015. The company says the property will remain on care and maintenance until permitting and regulatory issues...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 4, 2015 | 4:13 pm

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