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ACQUISITION: Outotec buys Canadian tailings expert

FINLAND – Outotec, the mineral processing experts, have acquired Kovit Engineering of Sudbury, ON, The firm was acquired from its founders Frank Palkovits, Paul Rantala, Steve Reichle and Mark Wallgren.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 18, 2015 | 4:04 pm

Gold Fields’ Salares Norte deposit generates market buzz

The downturn in the mining industry isn’t generating very many good news stories these days, but the promise of untold riches from an undeveloped high grade deposit in Chile still elicits excitement in even the gloomiest of markets.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 18, 2015 | 4:03 pm

COPPER: Price drop, Mount Polley woes add up to Q2 loss for Imperial Metals

VANCOUVER – Imperial Metals Corp. posted an adjusted net loss of $9.37 million on revenues of $1.73 million for Q2 2015, compared to revenues of $51.07 million and a net income of $8.90 million for the same period in 2014.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 17, 2015 | 3:47 pm

COPPER: Pumpkin Hollow project fully permitted

NEVADA – Vancouver-based Nevada Copper Corp. has received the revised reclamation permit, the last of the permits needed for its 63,500 t/d open pit and underground mine at the Pumpkin Hollow copper project 160 km southeast of Reno.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 17, 2015 | 3:46 pm

GOLD: Minera IRL faces delay at Ollachea

PERU – The local Ollachea community has withdrawn it support for the Ollachea gold project owned by Minera IRL of Lima. The community president said it a letter to the company that there are concerns about IRL's plans to reorganized its...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 17, 2015 | 3:45 pm

PUMPING: Tails pumps last four times longer with GIW Enduraclad

GROVETOWN, Georgia – GIW Industries, the leader in the design, manufacture, and application of heavy duty, centrifugal slurry pumps, is proud to announce success at a South American copper mine. The GIW solution quadrupled pump wear life...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 17, 2015 | 3:42 pm

Editorial: Do FIFO operations aggravate mental health problems?

Worldwide, Western Australia could be considered ground zero for fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mining operations, with thousands of mining personnel daily making the air commute from home in pleasant cities like Perth to work for long stretches at...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 17, 2015 | 3:40 pm

GOLD: Kaminak reports infill results at Coffee project

YUKON – Kaminak Gold Corp. of Vancouver has finished 70,000 metres of infill drilling at its Coffee gold project 130 km south of Dawson City. Highlights of the results include 4.0 g/t Au over 27 metres; 6.2 g/t Au over 16.8 metres; 10.5...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2015 | 4:11 pm

GOLD: Anaconda cuts near surface mineralization near Pine Cove deposit

NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto's Anaconda Mining has completed a successful exploration program at the Northwestern Extension area of the Pine Cove gold mine 6 km east of Baie Verte. The newly discovered mineralization extends at least 125 metres...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2015 | 4:08 pm

CONTEST: $10K prize in Gold Fields Ore-X challenge

Think you can write a new algorithm to classify gold ore? Certainly there is a CMJ reader up to the task. That's the challenge of the Gold Fields Ore-X innovation challenge that carries a first prize of Aus$10,000. (Second prize if Aus$1,500...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2015 | 4:06 pm

PUMPS: KSB opens new Atlantic Canada office

SUSSEX, New Brunswick - KSB Pumps has opened a sales and engineering office for Atlantic Canada. The company’s new regional sales manager for this area is Kandy Mitton, a pump professional with in-depth experience in the sales and service...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2015 | 4:05 pm

Silver Wheaton posts strong Q2 results

Canadian streaming company Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) posted record quarterly production of nearly 11 million silver equivalent ounces in the three months ended June 30, and for the first time ever, notched quarterly sales...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 13, 2015 | 4:04 pm

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