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LITHIUM: Canada Lithium signs second off-take agreement

TORONTO – Canada Lithium Corp. has signed a three-year deal with Japan's largest commodity trader Marubeni giving Marubeni exclusive rights to distribute battery grade lithium carbonate from the Quebec lithium mine 60 km north of Val...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2013 | 4:16 pm

URANIUM: Denison outlines 2013 plans

TORONTO – Denison Mines says it has 11 exploration projects on the go this year, and the most important is the Wheeler River uranium property between the Key Lake mill and McArthur River mine and mill in the Athabasca Basin in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2013 | 4:15 pm

AWARDS: Two Xstrata Nickel execs win businesswomen of year honours

TORONTO – Xstrata Nickel is the proud employer of not one but two women recognized nationally for their business acumen.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2013 | 4:11 pm

MINING PEOPLE: Athabasca Minerals, Columbus Gold, Gespeg Copper, and Wood Buffalo Environmental

Joseph Denis is now operations manager for the northern Alberta aggregate operations of Edmonton's Athabasca Minerals. He is a graduate (honours) from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in civil engineering.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2013 | 4:08 pm

Cameco gets access to Russian warheads

It took longer than expected but Cameco has cleared all the regulatory hurdles and has closed its acquisition of nuclear fuels trader NUKEM Energy GmbH (NUKEM).

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2013 | 4:06 pm

BASE METALS: Hudbay plans $1.24B capex in 2013

TORONTO – Hudbay Minerals has taken a look into the future and decided that 2013 will be an even better year than 2012. Zinc in concentrate output is expected to be 85,000 to 100,000 tonnes, up from 80,866 this year. Gold and silver...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2013 | 4:29 pm

GOLD: Mining permit issued for Richmont’s Monique project

QUEBEC – Richmont Mines of Montreal has received the mining permit for its 100% owned Monique gold project in Val d'Or. Overburden removal will begin shortly to facilitate mining a 5,000-tonne bulk sample that will be treated at the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2013 | 4:26 pm

IRON ORE: Feasibility unearths $3.2B NPV and 29.3% IRR for Kami

LABRADOR – The feasibility study for Vancouver-based Alderon Iron Ore Corp.'s Kamistiatusset (Kami) iron ore property near Wabush puts the net present value of the project at $3.244 million (8% discount) and the internal rate of return at...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2013 | 4:24 pm

GOLD: New 43-101 ups ounces for Freegold Mountain

YUKON – Northern Freegold Resources of Vancouver has updated the 43-101 report for its Freegold Mountain project 70 km from Carmacks and reported a 19% increase in grade for the Nucleus deposit. Using a pit optimized plan at a 0.25 g/t...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2013 | 4:22 pm

Barrick fails to sell African assets to CNG

Barrick Gold has ended talks with China National Gold regarding the potential sale of its 74% interest in African Barrick Gold, putting off hopes that the major could distance itself from its underperforming projects in Tanzania.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2013 | 4:21 pm

GOLD: Goldcorp production to grow 70% by 2017

TORONTO – The good news just keeps coming from Goldcorp. Not only did the company meet its 2012 production target of 2.39 million oz, but output is expected to rise 70% to between 4.0 million and 4.2 million oz by 2017.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 8, 2013 | 4:51 pm

GOLD: Foundation, Wahgoshig First Nation amend Kerrs agreement

ONTARIO – Foundation Resources of Vancouver and the Wahgoshig First Nation have amended the memorandum of understanding with Sheltered Oak Resources covering solely the Kerrs gold property in the township of the same name. The changes...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 8, 2013 | 4:49 pm

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