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IRON ORE OPPORTUNITY: NL government seeks partner for Julienne Lake property

LABRADOR – In late 2009, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador began exploring the Julienne Lake iron ore deposit a few kilometres from Wabush and Labrador City. Since then it has spent $3 million in a multi-phased work program and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 11, 2012 | 4:59 pm

AWARD: McCluskey named 2012 Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year

TORONTO - John A. McCluskey, president and CEO of Alamos Gold is this year's Ontario Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 11, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Beaufield, Compliance Coal, Meadow Bay, Monarques Resources, Northern Gold, and Teck

Beaufield Resources of Ottawa has named Kevin Weston as president and CEO, replacing Jens Hansen. Weston holds a mining engineering degree from McGill University and was most recently COO of Maudore Minerals. He is also a Beaufield director.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 11, 2012 | 4:57 pm

EXPLOSIVES: Nordex expands distribution

ONTARIO – Nordex Explosive, a familiar name to the mining industry that has its headquarters in Kirkland Lake, ON, is expanding its distribution network. The first new facility is to be located 25 km from Huntsville, ON. The Muskoka site...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 11, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Commentary: Fostering new mine development in northwestern Ontario

The following is an edited version of the executive summary from the study Mining in northwestern Ontario: Opportunities and challenges, commissioned by Ambassadors Northwest and written by professors Bahram Dadgostar, Sam Garofalo, Nikola...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 11, 2012 | 4:55 pm

IRON ORE TEST: Radio Hill material suitable for pellets, sintering and more

ONTARIO – Rogue Iron Ore Corp. of Vancouver continues to put its Radio Hill iron ore project 80 km southwest of Timmins through its paces. The latest work, the first metallurgical tests, showed that the iron ore chemistry is well suited...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2012 | 5:00 pm

VMS DISCOVERY: Anconia hits 12% Zn at Atlas project

NUNAVUT – Anconia Resources of Vancouver has made a new volcanic massive sulphide discovery at its Atlas project 200 km west of Rankin Inlet. The best assay results from the first eight holes returned 11.93% Zn over 4 metres and 3,590 g/t...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2012 | 4:59 pm

AWARD: Macusani Yellowcake subsidiary wins international “best company” honours

PERU – Toronto-based Macusani Yellowcake says its Peruvian subsidiary, Global Gold SAC, has won the prestigious CONACO International Award for the Best Company of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding companies or entrepreneurs with...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2012 | 4:58 pm

CONTRACT AWARD: Codelco chooses SNC-Lavalin for mill upgrades

CHILE - SNC-Lavalin of Montreal has been awarded a contract by Codelco Chile to provide overall project management, as well as detailed engineering, procurement and construction management services, for the upgrade of the concentrators at the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Victory Gold finds old mine still has something to give

Victory Gold Mines is proving that a historic small scale mine in Timmins still has gold to give.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 10, 2012 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: World gold production on upswing

The leaves may be falling from the trees at this time of year, and the third quarter reports are likewise fluttering around. For example, St Andrew Goldfields of Toronto set a record by producing 25,742 oz of gold in Q3 2012. For the first nine...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 9, 2012 | 5:03 pm

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Barrick, Danish institute join forces for human rights

TORONTO – Barrick Gold and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) have signed a two-year agreement to develop human rights tools for business and to further improve the mining company’s performance on the matter.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 9, 2012 | 5:02 pm

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