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FLUORSPAR: New PFS completed for St. Lawrence project

NEWFOUNDLAND – Canada Fluorspar Inc. (CFI) of Toronto has completed a preliminary feasibility study for reopening its St. Lawrence fluorspar mine on the Burin Peninsula. The project is a joint ventures of CFI (50%) and French chemical...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:16 pm

LOAN: Ivernia borrows to reopen lead mine

AUSTRALIA – Ivernia Inc. has entered into a $20-million secured load facility with Sprott Resources Lending Partnership. The funds will be used to restart operations at Ivernia's Paroo Station lead mine in Western Australia. Ivernia has...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:14 pm

Roundup 2013: BC’s mining and exploration scene in 2012

VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 30, 2013 | 4:06 pm

EXPLORATION: Yukon boosts incentive, okays two new mines

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government has increased funding to the Yukon Mining Incentive Program to encourage mineral exploration in the territory. The increase was announced at the Mineral Exploration Roundup by Minister of Energy, Mines...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:16 pm

DIAMONDS: Stornoway rejigs Renard design to cut costs

QUEBEC - Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal has optimized the design for the province's first diamond mine, Renard, located in the Otish Mountains, cutting costs and maintaining its high operating margin. The original feasibility study was...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Osisko upgrades Hammond Reef resource

ONTARIO – An updated resource estimate for the Hammond Reef gold project near Atikokan is now available from owner Osisko Mining Corp. of Montreal. The bulk of the mineralization has been upgraded to the measured and indicated categories.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:12 pm

TUNGSTEN-MOLY: Northcliff releases positive feasibility for Sisson

NEW BRUNSWICK – Northcliff Resources of Vancouver says the feasibility study for its 100% owned Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project 60 km northwest of Fredericton confirms that a long life, open pit operation is technically and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:11 pm

REMEDIATION: BacTech awards FEED contract to Tetra Tech

MANITOBA – BacTech Environmental Corp. has awarded the front end engineering design contract for a bioleach plant to Tetra Tech. The plant will be located at Snow Lake and is pivotal to the arsenic reclamation project involving an...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:08 pm

Roundup 2013: HDI’s Thiessen sees ‘mining renaissance’ in B.C.

VANCOUVER — It has been a busy 24 hours as the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) kicked off its Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 on Jan.27 in Vancouver, BC. Billed as the world's premier technical mineral...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2013 | 4:04 pm

COMMENT: Mining in north to double by 2020

OTTAWA – The Conference Board of Canada has taken a close look and said that mining employment and production in Canada's north can almost double by the end of this decade. The Board sees Canada's overall northern metal and non-metallic...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 28, 2013 | 4:07 pm

ENVIRONMENT: MVRB okays Fortune’s NICO mine and mill

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – The Mackenzie Valley Review Board (MVRB) has recommended approval of the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper mine belonging to Fortune Minerals of London, ON. The board concluded that a full environmental review is not...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 28, 2013 | 4:06 pm

GOLD: Rubicon updates on Phoenix construction

ONTARIO – Toronto-based Rubicon Minerals Corp. has updated its progress on the Phoenix gold mine and mill in the Red Lake area. The $241-million underground mine and 1,250-t/d mill will reach commercial rates in 2015 and operate for 12...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 28, 2013 | 4:04 pm

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