Canadian Mining Journal Staff

Volvo Trucks to Commercialize Renewable Fuel Technology for Heavy Trucks in North America

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Volvo Trucks today became the first North American manufacturer to announce plans to utilize a new, clean-burning alternative fuel to power its heavy-duty trucks. Dimethyl ether (DME) is a non-toxic,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 7, 2013 | 11:48 am

CHARITY: BC mining community raises over $1.5 M for children’s hospital

VANCOUVER – Mining for Miracles, the BC mining community's annual fundraising effort for the BC Children's Hospital, has presented a cheque for more than $1.6 million to the hospital foundation at the 26th annual Miracle Weekend held June...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 6, 2013 | 4:29 pm

GOLD: Virginia commits $10M for summer-fall exploration

QUEBEC CITY – Mines Virginia has set a $10-million budget for exploration at several of its properties during the remainder of the year. Most of the work will be carried out in the James Bay area, in the Opinaca-Eastmain, Caniapiscau,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 6, 2013 | 4:24 pm

NICKEL: Agata pilot plant commissioned

PHILIPPINES – Mindoro Resources of Calary says its joint venture partner, TVI Pacific, has commissioned the pilot scale processing plant at the Agata nickel laterite project on the island of Mindanao. The ore has proven amenable to acid...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 6, 2013 | 4:22 pm

BUILDINGS: Norseman, Lindab team up in Europe

SASKATOON – Norseman Structures and Lindab, a leading and well-known ventilation and building products company in Europe, have recently entered into a strategic business relationship agreement for fabric covered building solutions.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 6, 2013 | 4:20 pm

Touchstone looks to score in Colombia

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA — Junior gold explorer Touchstone Gold (TCH-T) believes its high grade Segovia project in northwestern Colombia has the hallmarks to become one of the exciting mining stories out of the country, which recently...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 6, 2013 | 4:16 pm

GOLD: Anaconda cuts 41 metres of 2.34 g/t Au at Pine Cove

NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto-based Anaconda Mining has completed its second phase of diamond drilling on the Western Extension area at the Pine Cove gold mine on the Baie Verte Peninsula. The company has now traced the Western Extension...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 6, 2013 | 12:00 pm

GUEST COMMENT: Global mining industry faces confidence crisis

While the Top 40 mining companies increased volumes by 6%, softer commodity prices meant that 2012 revenues of $731 billion was only the second year in a decade that mining revenue did not increase, according to the latest PwC report: Mine: A...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 5, 2013 | 3:29 pm

BASE METALS: PEA for Murray Brook is positive

NEW BRUNSWICK – El Nino Ventures of Vancouver is in possession of the preliminary economic assessment for its Murray Brook copper-lead-zinc project in the Bathurst mining camp, and the company says not only is it positive but there may be...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 5, 2013 | 3:26 pm

MAGNESIUM: West High Yield proposes novel hydromet process for Record Ridge

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Calgary-based West High Yield Resources is studying the preliminary economic assessment for its Record Ridge magnesium property near Rossland in the southeast part of the province.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 5, 2013 | 3:24 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Beaufield, Cap-Ex Iron Ore, Guyana Goldfields, Skyharbour, Stellar AfricaGold, and Superior Copper

Beaufield Resources of Montreal has named Jens E. Hansen its new president and CEO. He had held those posts in the interim since March 2013. Hansen is also president of Geotest with whom Beaufield has entered into a formal consulting agreement.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 5, 2013 | 3:20 pm

GEOCHEMISTRY: Met-Solve opens new lab in Canada

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Met-Solve Analytical Services has officially opened a new geochemistry laboratory with headquarters in Langley. Met-Solve is a fully equipped, state of the art commercial laboratory which is now receiving the first...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 5, 2013 | 3:18 pm

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