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GOLD: PEA outlines small, low capex Goldboro mine

NOVA SCOTIA – Montreal-based Orex Exploration has summed up the potential of the Goldboro gold project as a small, low capital cost mechanized underground mine. Initial output would be 21,000 oz of gold per year and rising to 30,000...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2014 | 4:13 pm

COAL: Walter Energy to close three mines in BC

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Walter Energy of Birmingham, AL, has announced plans to close two of its coal mines in British Columbia due to low coal prices and soft markets. The Wolverine mine at Tumbler Ridge will be closed immediately, idling...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2014 | 4:11 pm

ENVIRONMENT: GE technology removes selenium from coal mining wastewater

TREVOSE, Pennsylvania – Anglo American has selected GE’s Advanced Biological Metals removal process (ABMet) technology to remove nitrate and selenium from wastewater discharge at its Peace River Coal Trend mine in Tumbler Ridge, BC....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2014 | 4:08 pm

Rio Tinto struggles with iron ore, Oyu Tolgoi in first quarter

VANCOUVER — Despite setting a variety of production records during the first quarter, major Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO) is not off to the best start to 2014. The company struggled with weather issues at its iron ore operations in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 16, 2014 | 4:06 pm

COMMENT: The Elliot Lake strike and 40 years of safer mines

Forty years ago uranium miners in Elliot Lake, ON, staged a wildcat strike to call attention to the need for improved health and safety conditions. Silicosis and lung cancer were occupational hazards. The miners' determination, and that of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 15, 2014 | 4:21 pm

GOLD: Appalaches begins mining at Dufferin

NOVA SCOTIA – Mining has begun at the underground Dufferin gold mine belonging to Ressources Appalaches of Rimouski, QC. The mine and mill are located near Port Dufferin. The ore will be stockpiled on surface n anticipation of mill...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 15, 2014 | 4:18 pm

LEAD: First Majestic makes US$30M forward sale

VANCOUVER – First Majestic Silver Corp. has entered into a US$30-million forward sale contract for 35% of the company's future lead production. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch will pay US$0.945/lb and take delivery of 15,911.3 tonnes of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 15, 2014 | 4:13 pm

AWARD: Safety innovation from J.S. Redpath

SUDBURY, Ontario – At the annual Workplace Safety North conference, held April 4-10, J.S. Redpath Limited earned top honours in the juried line-up of industry safety innovation awarded annually by the Ontario Mining Contractors’...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 15, 2014 | 4:11 pm

LOADER: Nordex rebrands underground systems as the Scorpion

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ontario – Nordex Explosives has completed extensive development and positive field testing of the Scorpion underground loader systems, a robotic arm bulk emulsion explosives loader. The Scorpion is a proprietary system...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 15, 2014 | 4:09 pm

Juan de Herrera shows all the right signs for Precipitate Gold

VANCOUVER – "It's been exciting – there are a lot of good things going on here that just all seem to be aligning," said Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG) president and CEO Jeffery Wilson, in an interview in his Vancouver office.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 15, 2014 | 4:07 pm

TAKEOVER: Goldcorp comes out swinging at Osisko-Yamana deal

VANCOUVER – Goldcorp has reviewed the documents related to the proposed deal between Osisko Mining Corp. and Yamana Gold, and the Vancouver suitor says the offer is lacking. Goldcorp says the disclosure documents provide more information...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 14, 2014 | 4:32 pm

COPPER: Milling resumes at Huckleberry mine

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mill operations resumed on April 2, 2014, at the Huckleberry copper mine 125 km southwest of Houston, according to Imperial Metals Corp. of Vancouver. Throughput levels of 700 to 800 t/h are being achieved.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 14, 2014 | 4:30 pm

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