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MINERAL PROCESSING: Orbite to add gallium and scandium to HPA plant

QUEBEC - Orbite Aluminae of Montreal has reached an agreement with the firm M&K of St. Louis, MO, for the engineering and construction of a separation plant capable of producing gallium oxide at a purity of 99.99% and scandium oxide at a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 23, 2012 | 4:57 pm

AWARD: BBA among best employers for third year in a row

MONTREAL - BBA has placed among the 50 Best Employers in Canada yet again this year. This marks the third consecutive time that the consulting engineering firm has received this distinction since it began participating in the survey in 2010.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 23, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Malaga plummets after stopping Pasto Bueno’s production

Malaga lost a third of its value after temporarily suspending production at its Pasto Bueno tungsten plant in Peru as it wrestled to keep down costs following a recent power outage at its underground operation.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 23, 2012 | 4:55 pm

ENDOWMENT: Goodman family invests in Laurentian University’s School of Mines

SUDBURY, Ontario – Ned Goodman, CEO of Dundee Corp., has made a most generous endowment to the Laurentian University School of Mines. Or rather his family foundation, JODAMADA, made the gift thought to be upwards of $10 million. In...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 22, 2012 | 5:00 pm

NICKEL MINING: Lockerby rate tops 80% of plan

ONTARIO – First Nickel of Toronto says mining at its Lockerby project in Sudbury is now over 80% of the full production rate. During the third quarter, the rate averaged 653 t/d, or 82% of the nominal 800 t/d rate. The company said that...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 22, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD RESOURCE: M&I grows 61% at Leprechaun deposit

NEWFOUNDLAND – Marathon Gold Corp. of Toronto has a new open pit and underground 43-101 resource estimate for its Leprechaun deposit at the Valentine Lake project 55 km south of Buchans. At 9.54 million tonnes, the measured and indicated...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 22, 2012 | 4:58 pm

IRON RESOURCE: Century Iron outlines 7 billion indicated tonnes at Rainy Lake

QUEBEC – Toronto-based Century Iron Mines has counted the resources at its Rainy Lake deposit and estimated 7.26 billion indicated tonnes grading 30.18% Fe and 8.69 billion inferred tonnes at 29.86% Fe. The deposit is also known as Full...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 22, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Complementary skill sets bring Blue Gold and Riverstone together

Over the last 18 months Mark O’Dea, president and CEO of Blue Gold Mining, has kicked the tires of over 100 projects and companies in his quest to find something that would appeal to shareholders.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 22, 2012 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Conflict-free gold is here

The World Gold Council, headquartered in London, UK, has published the first standard to establish a common approach by which gold producers can demonstrate that their gold has been extracted in a manner that does not fuel conflict or the abuse...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2012 | 4:59 pm

FINANCING: Seabridge arranges flow-through worth $24M

TORONTO – Seabridge Gold is making a private placement of 1.1 million flow-through shares worth $24 million with a syndicate of underwriters led by Stonecap Securities. The price is $21.85 per share, a 20% premium on the recent closing...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Colossus Minerals, Joshua Gold, Osisko, and True North Gems

John Frostiak is now chairman of Colossus Minerals of Toronto following the resignation of Ari Sussman. Frostiak has been a member of the Colossus board since 2007.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2012 | 4:57 pm

Inside Friedland’s Ivanplats prospectus

VANCOUVER — Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland looks poised to take the market by storm yet again, with an aggressive portfolio of advanced stage base and precious metal properties in Africa underpinning an initial public offering...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2012 | 4:56 pm

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