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INQUIRY: Coroner’s jury makes 24 recommendations following inquest into Stobie deaths

SUDBURY, Ontario – The jury at a coroner's inquest into the deaths of Jordan Fram and Jason Chenier has made 24 recommendations intended to improve mine safety in the province of Ontario. The two men died in Vale's Stobie mine during an...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 11, 2015 | 4:41 pm

GOLD: SAS core comes up gold in all directions at Holt and Holloway

ONTARIO – St Andrew Goldfields (SAS) is enjoying exceptional drilling results wherever they drill in the Holt-Holloway area 45 km northeast of Kirkland Lake. Mineralization has been extended north of Holt zone 4, east of Holloway Smoke...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 11, 2015 | 4:37 pm

MAGNESIUM: Alliance starts pilot plant at site of former Magnola smelter

QUEBEC – Alliance Magnesium of Brossard, QC, is using facilities of the former Magnola magnesium smelter in Danville to build a pilot plant.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 11, 2015 | 4:36 pm

COBALT: Formation files positive PEA for Idaho project

IDAHO – Vancouver-based Formation Metals has filed what it calls a "positive" preliminary economic assessment of its Idaho cobalt-copper-gold project 50 km west of Salmon. Over a mine life of 12.5 years, the project would produce 35.4...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 11, 2015 | 4:34 pm

Agnico grows Amaruq discovery under Whale Lake

Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is off to a strong start in this year’s exploration program at its promising Amaruq gold discovery, located 50 km northwest of its Meadowbank gold mine in western Nunavut, 300 km west of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 11, 2015 | 4:33 pm

GOLD: Higher heads, 97% recovery as Gold Bullion turns over Granada mill

QUEBEC – As Gold Bullion Development Corp. begins the rolling start at the Granada gold mine and mill in Rouyn-Noranda, the company has good news. The calculated gold head grade increased 33% over the assayed head grade, and recovery...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 7, 2015 | 4:15 pm

VANADIUM: Largo raising up to $50M for Menchen mine

BRAZIL – Largo Resources of Toronto has successfully restructured its debt thanks to its creditors' co-operation and a private placement that could reach $50 million with which to support the Menchen vanadium mine. A minimum equity raise...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 7, 2015 | 4:14 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Dalradian Resources, Goldcorp, Meadow Bay Gold, and Scorpio Gold

Eric Tremblay was named COO of Toronto-based Dalradian Resources in the first quarter of the year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 7, 2015 | 4:12 pm

PUMPING: GIW installs underwater innovation on dredge

GROVETOWN, Georgia - GIW Industries has successfully installed a unique underwater pump system for a major Chinese dredging contractor. This equipment package consists of a GIW® Minerals LHD pump directly mounted onto a 4500 kW submersible...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 7, 2015 | 4:11 pm

Northern Miner turns 100, opens TSX

Founded in 1915, by journalist Ben Hughes and Ernie Hand the weekly paper was focused on Northern Ontario. The Northern Miner, now owned by Glacier Media of Vancouver has become a go-to source of weekly news and detailed articles about the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 7, 2015 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: Barrick pioneers cyanide free gold recovery

NEVADA – Toronto-based Barrick Gold is the first producer to commercialize thiosulphate recovery of gold, thus eliminating the use of cyanide in the process. The first doré bar – 107 oz – was poured in November 2014 at...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 6, 2015 | 4:11 pm

AWARD: Innovation at Royal Nickel recognized

QUEBEC – Royal Nickel Corp. of Toronto has been honoured with a silver medal presented by the Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Commission (CSST) at the Les Grands Prix santé et sécurité du travail ceremony. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 6, 2015 | 4:10 pm

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