Canadian Mining Journal Staff

ENGINEERING: Lapointe bringing northern BC expertise to Hatch

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Lapointe Engineering, a strong northern British Columbia multidisciplinary engineering firm, is joining Hatch, one of Canada’s leading employee-owned professional services firms with operations globally. Lapointe...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 23, 2015 | 5:10 pm

Commentary: Fulfilling CSR goals without violating anti-corruption laws

CSR [corporate social responsibility] and anti-corruption initiatives are often approached differently both conceptually and within companies, yet they are linked. CSR considers the economic, social and environmental impacts of a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 23, 2015 | 5:07 pm

GOLD: Gabriel files for international arbitration against Romania

TORONTO – Gabriel Resources, owner of the stalled Rosia Montana gold project in which it holds 80.69% in Romania, has filed a request for arbitration in the matter before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:11 pm

CSR: Oxfam measures mining, oil & gas FPIC performance

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report from international relief and development organization Oxfam finds that the number of mining companies with commitments to "free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) has almost tripled since 2012. The 2015...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:10 pm

COPPER: First Quantum amends Cobre Panama technical report

PANAMA – First Quantum Minerals has filed an amended 43-101 for its Cobre Panama copper project in Colón Province. Small clarifications were added, but the basic outline remains the same.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:08 pm

SOFTWARE: Geovia Surpac 6.7 offers better block modeling and resource estimation

VANCOUVER - Dassault Systèmes released the latest version of GEOVIA Surpac, the world’s most popular geology and mine planning software, earlier this month. Surpac 6.7 features design improvements for grade estimation and vast...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:07 pm

Canada’s Energy and Mines Ministers meet amid downturn

VANCOUVER — On July 20 Canadian federal, provincial and territorial energy and mines ministers gathered in Halifax, NS, for the 72nd annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference (EMMC). The event comes at a time when the mining...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2015 | 4:06 pm

URANIUM: Commission says “not now” to uranium mining in Quebec

QUEBEC – Having finished public hearings on the subject, Quebec's Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) committee says there are too many unanswered technical questions about uranium mining to allow it to proceed in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 4:02 pm

GOLD: Wesdome’s 300 West lens development at Eagle River returns 57 g/t

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines is uncovering very high grades as it drives a development drift to the 300 West lens of its Eagle River gold mine at Wawa. Work returned 57.22 g/t Au with an average width of 1.60 metres over a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 4:01 pm

SOFTWARE: Dumas chooses COGEP’s Guide Ti for maintenance management

QUEBEC CITY - COGEP’s maintenance software, Guide Ti, is the choice of Dumas Mine Contracting of Toronto. Guide Ti™ will help Dumas increase the value it derives from its large fleet of equipment.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 4:00 pm

Calibre Mining advances Nicaraguan projects

For a junior exploration company with shares trading at just 12¢, Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is making pretty decent headway at its projects in Nicaragua.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2015 | 3:58 pm

CHROME: KWG boosts Koper Lake resource to 85.9M tonnes

ONTARIO – KWG Resources of Toronto has filed an updated 43-101 report for its Koper Lake chromite project in the Ring of Fire. Inferred resources now stand at an estimated 85.9 million tonnes grading 34.5% Cr2O3 (20% cut-off). The tonnage...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 20, 2015 | 4:17 pm

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