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AWARD: Bestech wins for efforts with local students

SUDBURY, Ontario - Bestech has won a 2012 Employer Stellar Award from the Education Co-ordinating Team of Workforce Planning for Sudbury and Manitoulin. Nominated by the Employment Centre at College Boreal, the Employer Stellar Award recognizes...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Turquoise Hill secures power for Oyu Tolgoi

Turquoise Hill Resources rose more than 11% after announcing it has finalized the much anticipated power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 6, 2012 | 4:56 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Kirkland Lake extends South mine with bonanza grade

ONTARIO – Kirkland Lake Gold, of the town of the same name, says recent underground diamond drilling has extended the mineralization of the South gold mine to a point further east than ever before. Hole 43-2111A returned 101.8 g/t (uncut)...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Mill building begins at Red Chris

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Construction at the Red Chris copper project 80 km south of Dease Lake is well underway, says owner Imperial Metals Corp. of Vancouver. Excavation in the process plant area has been completed, and the first concrete was...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:59 pm

ACQUISITION: Trevali new owner of Caribou mine, mill

NEW BRUNSWICK – Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp. has completed the acquisition of Maple Minerals, giving Trevali ownership of the 3,000-t/d Caribou mine and mill complex in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The Caribou site is also home to a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:58 pm

GOLD STUDY: Elder PEA shows total cash flow of $138 million

QUEBEC – Abcourt Mines of Mont-St-Hilaire, QC, reports that the NI 43-101 preliminary economic assessment report on the Elder gold mine project 10 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda indicates a total cash flow of $138 million over a 10.4-year...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:57 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Two tests for Nechalacho REE recovery promising

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Avalon Rare Metals of Toronto is pleased with the results of two separate tests of technology that may be used to recover rare earth elements from its Nechalacho project at Thor Lake, 100 km southeast of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Solid operations can’t protect Cameco from state of the world

With its latest quarterly earnings Cameco proved that operational deftness isn’t always enough, as global factors took their toll on its bottom line.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 5, 2012 | 4:55 pm

ONTARIO EXPLORATION: New Mining Act rules in effect

TORONTO – Changes to the Ontario Mining Act take effect today, Nov. 1, 2012. They are largely aimed at the exploration sector and at early consultation with Aboriginal communities.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 1, 2012 | 5:00 pm

WOMEN IN MINING: AGM and reception set for Nov. 8

TORONTO – Make plans now to join Women in Mining Canada as it celebrates its third year. A brief annual general meeting will begin at 5:45 pm on Nov. 8, 2012, at Collins Barrow Place, Suite 700, 11 King St. West. A guest speaker is...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 1, 2012 | 4:59 pm

COPPER STUDY: Development recommended at Carmacks

YUKON – The updated feasibility study recommends development of the Carmacks copper project, says owner Copper North Mining of Vancouver. The property lies 220 km north of Whitehorse. The study concludes that the project will have an...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 1, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Matamec, New Millennium, Niocan, Polar Star, Prophecy Platinum, and Tintina

Raynald Vezina has joined the board of directors at Matamec Explorations in Montreal. A Laval University (Quebec) graduate, he has a 30-plus-year career in the evaluation, construction and production of five new mines in Canada. Vezina is a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 1, 2012 | 4:57 pm

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