Canadian Mining Journal Staff

SOFTWARE: Real time ore tracking for improved productivity

MELBOURNE, Australia - In a world-first under the next phase of its industry leading Mine of the Future™ program, Rio Tinto will be able to precisely identify the size, location and quality of ore in real time by retrieving data from...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2014 | 3:48 pm

BLASTING: New DriftShot electronic initiation system goes underground

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Dyno Nobel, a global leader in commercial explosives, in partnership with DetNet brings another innovative solution to underground development blasting. The DriftShot electronic initiation system is the newest...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2014 | 3:45 pm

Eastmain’s Eau Claire deposit shows promise in Quebec

Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) is confident that its Eau Claire deposit will become the second gold mine in Quebec’s James Bay region, following Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Éléonore project, which is estimated to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 23, 2014 | 3:36 pm

COMMENT: Cliffs to sell Ring of Fire

Word is getting around that Cliffs Natural Resources wants to shed its properties in the Ring of Fire. The Cleveland, OH-based company slammed the door on its chromium project last November, and sold the exploration camp this summer. Thus, the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2014 | 4:08 pm

ALLIANCE: International patents, marketing deal on horizon for KWG

TORONTO – KWG Resources has filed an international patent application that will secure its rights to its new method of using natural gas to refine chromite ore into ferrochrome. The company would then be able to file patent applications...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2014 | 4:07 pm

TUNGSTEN: Cantung mine life extended

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Exploration at the Cantung mine belonging to North American Tungsten Corp. of Vancouver has boosted reserve numbers. That means the mine, located km northeast of Watson Lake, will continue to operate beyond 2017.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2014 | 4:05 pm

GOLD-COPPER: New showing assayed at Eleonore-Opinica

QUEBEC – Beaufield Resources of Montreal has sampled a new showing at its Eleonore-Opinaca property in the James Bay region. Sixteen grab samples were collected, the best of which assayed 1.95% Cu and 28.2 g/t Ag and 0.51 g/t Au. A...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2014 | 4:03 pm

RB Energy proposes $78M financing to bring Quebec Lithium plant up to speed

RB Energy’s (TSX: RBI) stock continued to fall on Friday, four days after it announced a proposed $78 million to $88 million financing to get its Quebec lithium project back on track.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2014 | 4:02 pm

GOLD: Northern Gold signs milling deal with SAS

ONTARIO – Northern Gold Mining of Toronto has signed an agreement with St Andrew Goldfields (SAS) for the milling of at least an 80,000-tonne bulk sample from Northern's Garrcon gold deposit. The deposit forms part of the Garrison...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 18, 2014 | 4:11 pm

GOLD-COPPER: Discovery commissions tails dam inspection

BRITISH COLUMBIA – In preparation for restarting the MAX mill, Discovery Ventures of Vancouver has hired Klohn Crippen Berger to complete a safety inspection of the dam at the tailings storage facility. The report will be vetted by SRK...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 18, 2014 | 4:10 pm

IRON ORE: Positive drill results from Howse deposit

LABRADOR – The drill results from the Howse iron ore deposit near Schefferville, QC, are positive with grades in the 65% range. The deposit is the target of a $5-million exploration program mounted by joint venture partners Labrador Iron...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 18, 2014 | 4:08 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Callinex, CaNickel, Commerce Resources, Falco, and Probe

Callinex Mines of Vancouver has appointed Keith C. Minty to its board. He is also president and CEO of Hunter Bay Minerals. Between 2008 and 2013, Minty was COO for Thani Emirates Resource Holdings. Additionally, Nico Civelli has been named VP...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 18, 2014 | 4:06 pm

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