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GOLD: Garrcon bulk sample yields 1,292 oz

ONTARIO – Northern Gold Mining of Toronto says processing the first of four batches batch of the bulk sample taken from the Garrcon deposit has yielded 1,292 oz of gold. The material was mined as part of the 80,000-tonne bulk sample to be...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 26, 2015 | 4:09 pm

BOLTER: MacLean Engineering commissions 400th Series 900

MANITOBA – It's a manufacturing milestone for MacLean Engineering of Collingwood, ON. The company recently commissioned its 400th Series 900 scissor bolter at Vale's Manitoba Operations in Thompson. A ceremony was held 1,095 metres...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 26, 2015 | 4:06 pm

Kirwin collection arrives at the Royal Ontario Museum

It’s been six years since the first discussions about bringing geologist Douglas Kirwin’s renowned rock collection to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), and after a $3.7-million fundraising effort the collection has finally arrived...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 26, 2015 | 4:05 pm

AWARD: Teck among 100 most sustainable companies again

VANCOUVER – For the third consecutive year, Teck Resources ranks among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations as chosen by Corporate Knights. Teck is the top ranked mining company and the second ranked Canadian company on this...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2015 | 4:17 pm

BASE METALS: Lundin 2014 output exceeds guidance

TORONTO – Lundin Mining Corp. reports excellent 2014 year end results. Guidance was exceeded for both zinc and nickel, while the overall targets for copper and lead were also met.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2015 | 4:15 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Continental Gold, Prize Mining, and Yukon Environment

Continental Gold of Toronto welcomes Donald (Don) Gray as its COO, effective Feb. 23. He has extensive experience in Latin America where the company's Buritica advanced exploration project is located. Gray will work out of the company's office...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2015 | 4:12 pm

InvestX introduces private equity crowd-funding to mining

The $40 million investment that private equity firm Resource Capital Funds announced this week in privately held TMAC Resources and its Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut is exactly the kind of deal entrepreneur Marcus New wants to offer retail...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 22, 2015 | 4:09 pm

COMMENT: Money flowing for gold miners in Canada

The money markets have been miserly for many juniors as of late. But if you are a gold producer – Detour Gold, Osisko Gold Royalties, Primero Mining or Richmont Mines – it seems as if investors can't wait to give you money.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2015 | 4:18 pm

COPPER: Copper North eyes agitated leach for Carmacks ore treatment

YUKON – Ongoing metallurgical tests of mineralized material from the Carmacks copper project point toward agitated leaching as the most economical process for the recovery of copper, gold and silver.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2015 | 4:17 pm

GOLD: Update on Goldcorp, Probe deal

TORONTO – Agnico Eagle Mines has agreed to sell its 7.32 million common shares and 2.35 million share purchase warrants of Probe Mines to Goldcorp under terms of the latter's takeover offer. Agnico's shares, had it exercised its warrants,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2015 | 4:15 pm

SCISSOR LIFT: Versatile MineLift 4 platform reaches 4 metres

GERMANY – With more than 30 years of design and production of shotcreting equipment, Putzmeister has recently developed the MineLift 4 scissor lift platform. With a lifting height of 4 meters and 4 tonne capacity, the equipment provides a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2015 | 4:13 pm

Imperial Metals raises $50M

Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) may still be nursing a black eye from the August tailings dam failure at its Mount Polley mine, but the Vancouver-based company says it’s pleased with its clean-up efforts so far, and that it...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 21, 2015 | 4:07 pm

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