Canadian Mining Journal Staff

CSR: Teck, UNICEF launch partnership to save 150,000 children in India

DELHI, India – Teck Resources of Vancouver and UNICEF Canada have launched a $5-million, five-year program, the Zinc Alliance for Child Health (ACH), that will save more than 150,000 children's lives in the country. The program will scale...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 3, 2013 | 2:35 pm

DIAMOND: Birks premiers 16-ct yellow diamond in Edmonton

EDMONTON – Birks, synonymous with fine jewellery since 1879, is exhibiting one of the world's rarest yellow diamonds in its Edmonton location starting this week. The stunning, 16.01-carat fancy intense yellow diamond is set into a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 3, 2013 | 2:29 pm

Troy has eyes on Guyana with US$200 million Azimuth bid

VANCOUVER — Australian-based gold producer Troy Resources (TRY-T, TRY-A) looks set to send its mine building team into the jungles of Guyana following a US$200-million bid for explorer Azimuth Resources (AZH-T, AZH-A) and its...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 3, 2013 | 2:18 pm

ZINC-GOLD-COPPER: Chieftain takes fresh look at Tulsequah VMS

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Chieftain Metals of Vancouver has spent the last six months compiling and interpreting over five decades of historical data from the Tulsequah volcanogenic massive sulphide property. As a result of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2013 | 3:39 pm

TAKEOVER: First Quantum swallows Inmet

VANCOUVER – First Quantum Minerals says it has successfully taken over Inmet Mining Corp. with 92.74% of the outstanding Inmet shares tendered to First Quantum. More than 65.2 million Inmet shares are now in First Quantum's portfolio.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2013 | 3:35 pm

GOLD: McEwen drills new, high grade discovery at El Gallo

MEXCO – McEwen Mining of Toronto reports that it has made a new, high grade gold discovery near its El Gallo complex in Sinaloa. The company says the new Twin Domes has grades reminiscent of those mined between 1800 and 1950.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2013 | 3:31 pm

Uranerz reports loss as drive to production continues

As Uranerz Energy (URZ-T, URZ-X) drives to put its part of Wyoming’s Powder River Basin into commercial production this year, it will likely have to top up its coffers.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2013 | 3:28 pm

DIAMONDS: Sale of Ekati mine to close April 10

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories, as well as related regulatory authorities, have confirmed that they will approve the sale of the Ekati diamond mine at Lac de Gras to Dominion Diamond Corp....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 1, 2013 | 4:16 pm

COAL: More Chinese miners killed in second blast at mine

CHINA – Just three days after a blast killed 28 Chinese coal miners, a second blast at the same mine killed six more. Eleven other miners were missing after the explosion in the mine near the city of Baishan in Jilin province.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 1, 2013 | 4:15 pm

GOLD: New technical report filed for Bell Creek

ONTARIO – The latest resource estimate for the Bell Creek gold mine belonging to Lake Shore Gold of Toronto puts the total number of contained ounces at over 1.6 million. There are 4.7 million measured and indicated tonnes grading 4.72...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 1, 2013 | 4:14 pm

URANIUM: Moratorium in Quebec

QUEBEC – The government of Quebec announced a decision not to issue exploration, development or mining permits for uranium projects within its borders. The decision will remain in effect until an independent study on the environmental...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 1, 2013 | 4:11 pm

El Chanate write-down surprises AuRico shareholders

Despite a $127 million write-down of the El Chanate mine in Sonora, Mexico, Canaccord Genuity analyst Rahul Paul says he isn't changing his investment thesis on AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) and is maintaining his US$11 price target on the stock....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 1, 2013 | 4:09 pm

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