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PLATINUM GROUP: Ivanhoe receives approval for Platreef mine

SOUTH AFRICA – The South African department of mineral resources has given the final approval to development of the Platreef platinum group project in the heart of the Bushveld Complex. The project lies 280 km northeast of Johannesburg...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2014 | 4:08 pm

VALVES: KSB adds new line is ANSI/ASME compliant

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – KSB Pumps has announced a new family of valves for power plants and similar applications that are designed and manufactured to comply with ANSI/ASME standards. The newly available valves, called SICCA and ZTS,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2014 | 4:06 pm

Burkina Faso political turmoil hits junior gold companies

VANCOUVER — Burkina Faso has rightfully earned its reputation as a relatively stable jurisdiction for mining companies, but social conditions in Africa can change quickly. On Oct. 31 former president Blaise Compaore stepped down after...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2014 | 4:05 pm

GOLD: Barrick, China’s Zijin Pascua-Lama talks

TORONTO – According to comments made by an Argentine government official, Barrick Gold is in talks with China's Zijin Mining Group hoping to create a partnership and restart work at the Pascua-Lama gold project. Barrick halted work on the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 4, 2014 | 4:15 pm

GOLD: AurCrest continues drilling at Richardson Lake

ONTARIO – AurCrest Gold of Toronto has released additional results from drilling at its Richardson Lake gold property 115 km northwest of Red Lake, in the Birch-Uchi belt.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 4, 2014 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Romarco offered $200M for Haile mine build

SOUTH CAROLINA – Toronto-headquartered Romarco Minerals has secured a US$200 million, 8.5-year senior financing for its Haile gold mine development in Lancaster County. Letters have been signed with Caterpillar Financial Services,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 4, 2014 | 4:12 pm

CELL SERVICE: Boosters for mining … even underground

TORONTO – Raise your bars…and stay connected with your cell phone anywhere … even underground!

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 4, 2014 | 4:10 pm

Canterra Minerals carves out more ground in diamond country

Randy Turner – the man who guided Winspear Diamonds from the discovery of the Snap Lake diamond deposit in northern Canada to its sale to De Beers for $305 million in 2000 – is back at diamond exploration again in the same part of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 4, 2014 | 4:07 pm

MERGER: Antofagasta offers hefty premium for Duluth Metals

TORONTO – Duluth Metals has entered into a binding agreement with Antofagasta plc that will see the British miner pay a premium close to three times the price per share for Duluth. Antofagasta will pay C$0.45 per share in cash for all of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 3, 2014 | 4:20 pm

ZINC-LEAD: Wolfden reports first assays from Rocky Turn at Tetagouche

NEW BRUNSWICK – Wolfden Resources Corp. of Thunder Bay, ON, has released the initial assays from drilling the Rocky Turn target at the Tetagouche zinc-lead property 25 km west of Bathurst. The target has been traced intermittently along a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 3, 2014 | 4:17 pm

COPPER: Mining costs quadruple over 10 years in Chile

CHILE – A study prepared by GEM consultants and published in the Perspectiva magazine found that operating costs at Chile's copper producers quadrupled between 2004 and 2013. Costs rose from an average of $0.42 per lb to a little over...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 3, 2014 | 4:16 pm

SAFETY: Participants invited to new Australian conference and exhibition

MELBOURNE, Australia – Reed Exhibitions Australia, the Australian subsidiary of the world’s leading event organizer, has today announced a major new conference and exhibition for the workplace health and safety sector. The Safety...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 3, 2014 | 4:13 pm

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