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RARE EARTHS: Positive feasibility for Kipawa joint venture

QUEBEC – Matamec Explorations of Montreal says the feasibility study is positive for the Kipawa joint venture (Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada is earning a 49% interest) 50 km east of the town of Temiscaming. The project has a pre-tax net...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2013 | 3:52 pm

URANIUM: High grades hit again at Patterson Lake South

SASKATCHEWAN – There seems no end to the promising drill results from the Patterson Lake South property in the Athabasca Basin. Joint venture partners Alpha Minerals of Vancouver and Fission Uranium of Kelowna, BC, report hitting the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2013 | 3:50 pm

GOLD: Long and strong – 17+ g/t over 12.5+ metres from the Bachelor project

QUEBEC – The best assays at a gold project are both long and strong, and that is what Metanor Resources has drilled at its Bachelor development 225 km northeast of Val d'Or. Hole 13-082 returned 12.55 metres of 17.66 g/t Au, from a depth...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2013 | 3:48 pm

AWARD: Through-The-Earth Communication wins NIOSH award

THORNHILL, Ontario – Vital Alert Communication, developer of the Through-The-Earth Communication system, has been selected for award by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the United States..

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2013 | 3:46 pm

Fission, Alpha hammer out $185M PLS deal

VANCOUVER — After a bit of back and forth over the past week, 50-50 joint venture partners Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU) and Alpha Minerals (TSXV: AMW) have nailed down an agreement that will see Fission acquire full ownership of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2013 | 3:43 pm

GUEST OPINION: Ring of Fire: Strategic Chromite and the Commodity Supercycle

This column was originally published by the Sudbury Star on Aug. 30, 2013.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2013 | 3:59 pm

CHROMITE: Black Horse riding high with 43.8M inferred tonnes

ONTARIO – KWG Resources of Toronto has released the inferred resource number for the Black Horse chromite deposit on which it has an option. The deposit is part of the Koper Lake project in the Ring of Fire.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2013 | 3:57 pm

DIAMONDS: All season Renard mine road opens

QUEBEC – The first vehicular traffic has reached the Renard diamond mine project via the new all season road. Owner Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal says all four segments and the Route 167 extension have now been connected.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2013 | 3:56 pm

MERGER: Fission, Alpha reach deal, assets to be spun out

VANCOUVER and KELOWNA, BC – Fission Uranium Corp. has boosted its offer for Alpha Minerals to $7.67 per share from $7.26, and the two partners at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project are ready to become one for the sake of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2013 | 3:54 pm

WORK WEAR: Covergalls, the coverall for women

SUDBURY, Ontario – The first ever coverall designed exclusively by women for women is now available at Century Vallen across Canada.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2013 | 3:52 pm

Dundee impresses with maiden estimate at Kapan

Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) released its much anticipated maiden resource estimate for the Shahumyan deposit at its Kapan mine in Armenia, and the market likes what it sees.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 3, 2013 | 3:49 pm

GOLD: Banks Island hires underground miners for Yellow Giant

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Banks Island Gold of Vancouver has passed a milestone in the development of its Yellow Giant gold mine by hiring the underground workforce and procuring the mining equipment. The project is located on Banks Island, 120...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 29, 2013 | 3:53 pm

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