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MINING PEOPLE: Garth Kirkham, Lundin, and the World Gold Council

Garth Kirkham, principal at Kirkham Geosystems of Burnaby, BC, is the recipient of two national awards this year. He has been named a Distinguished Lecturer by the CIM recognizing his expertise in the art and science of 3-D modelling and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2013 | 4:03 pm

Rockgate cancels Mega merger, stays mum on Denison

VANCOUVER – The planned merger between Rockgate Capital (TSX: RGT) and Mega Uranium (TSX: MGA) is off, thanks to a superior offer for Rockgate from Denison Mines (TSX: DML).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2013 | 4:01 pm

GOLD: Barrick to shed two more Australian mines

ESTERN AUSTRALIA – Addressing the Denver Gold Forum this week, Jamie Sokalsky, president and CEO of Toronto's Barrick Gold Corp., said his company intends to sell two more of its gold producers. Speculation is that the Plutonic and the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2013 | 4:15 pm

URANIUM: High grade hole at PLS assays 21.53% U3O8

ALBERTA – One of the highest grade intersections – 21.53% U3O8 over 4.0 metres – was recently drilled at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) joint venture in the southwest part of the Athabasca Basin. The exploration project...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2013 | 4:10 pm

OIL SANDS: Canadian Natural ordered to drain lake, stop leak

ALBERTA – The Alberta government has ordered Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) of Calgary to drain a shallow lake near its Primrose in situ oil sands project that has been leaking bitumen for several months. The water is to be out of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2013 | 4:08 pm

DIAMOND: Lucara unveils 257-ct clear gem

BOTSWANA – Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp. has unearthed a 257.24-carat, clear diamond from its Karowe mine. The stone is to be sold in Q4 2013. Previously the largest diamond weighed 239 ct and was found in March this year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2013 | 4:04 pm

Mt. Milligan produces first copper-gold concentrate

VANCOUVER – Thompson Creek Metals’ (TSX: TCM) $1.5-billion investment is about to start paying off: the new Mt. Milligan mine is now producing copper-gold concentrate.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 25, 2013 | 4:02 pm

COAL: Fortune pulls back from Arctos project

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Protests have plagued the Arctos coal project 165 km northeast of Stewart since August. Now owner Fortune Minerals of London, ON, is taking the unusual step of voluntarily cutting its summer field program short and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2013 | 4:20 pm

NICKEL: Bucko North yields good results for CaNickel

MANITOBA – CaNickel Mining of Vancouver has finished its 8,682-metre winter drill program at the Bucko North nickel property, and the assays are in. Hole BK13-13 intersected 27 metres grading 1.05% Ni. Hole BK13-8 cut three separate areas...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2013 | 4:18 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Energizer Resources, Honey Badger, NioCorp, Noront, and Sierra Metals

Energizer Resources has announced the appointments of V. Peter Harder as chairman and Richard E. Schler as CEO of the Toronto-based company.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2013 | 4:16 pm

WATER TREATMENT: Goldcorp chooses Actiflo for Eleanor project

A large greenfield gold mine in Quebec, Goldcorp's Éléonore project in the James Bay Region, needed a range of water treatment services to remove arsenic and other metals and to minimize the potential of mine flooding. The...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2013 | 4:12 pm

Six years and $700M later, Taseko celebrates a new, improved Gibraltar mine

WILLIAMS LAKE, BC – When Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO) re-opened Gibraltar near Williams Lake in 2006, the 36-year old mine had enough ore to feed its 30,000-t/d mill for just over three years.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 24, 2013 | 4:10 pm

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