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MINERAL PROCESSING: SRC opens new pilot plant in Saskatoon

SASKATCHEWAN – Last Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, the Saskatchewan Research Council opened its new mineral processing pilot plant in Saskatoon. The new $2.2-million facility will enable pilot scale demonstrations of new technologies that will...

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: Goldstrike traces bonanza graders at Plateau South

YUKON - Goldstrike Resources of Vancouver reports that it has traced bonanza grade gold mineralization on its Plateau South property over a distance of 13 km in a zone that remains open to the northwest. Gold in numerous new rock grab samples...

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

TAILINGS MANAGEMENT: New MEND report for cold locations

OTTAWA – MEND (Mining Environment Neutral Drainage) has released a new report aimed at tailings management in the Canadian Arctic. Report No. 1.61.5c, Cold Regions Cover System Design Technical Guidance Document (July 2012), covers...

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

Commentary: A look at the new SEC rules for disclosing payments

Significant new measures requiring public disclosure by U.S. issuers of payments to governments for mineral exploration and development rights were announced on Aug. 22, 2012, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the...

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

NICKEL MINING: Canadian Arrow commences nickel mining

ONTARIO – Canadian Arrow Mines of Sudbury, ON, has begun mining and stockpiling nickel bearing massive sulphides from its Kelex mine near Timmins. The ore will be custom milled at Xstrata’s Strathcona mill near Sudbury.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Kaminak raises $10M to extend Coffee drill program

YUKON – Kaminak Gold Corp. of Vancouver has completed a flow-through share offering that raised $10 million, allowing the company to extend the drilling program at its Coffee project in the White Gold district. The underwriters of the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 4:59 pm

COPPER MINING: Improvements steady at Copper Mountain

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Operations are improving steadily since the opening of the Copper Mountain mine 20 km south of Princeton, reports owner Copper Mountain Mining of Vancouver. The official opening ceremony was held on Sept. 1, 2012, and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: GIW offers hydrocyclone with longer life, less downtime

GROVETOWN, Georgia – The design of a new hydrocyclone available exclusively from GIW Industries reduces rebuild time by as much as 75%. It also boasts a significantly longer wear life and shorter maintenance times than traditional...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 4:57 pm

CRUSHING: New Sandvik tramp iron protection is quick

LIVELY, Ontario – New from Sandvik Mining, an advanced electric dump valve system that the company says is the quickest tramp iron protection system of any cone crusher on the market. The CH800 series has a sampling rate of 200 times per...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Silver Wheaton’s Smallwood paddles world’s silver streams

Silver Wheaton has come a long way in a short time. Formed in 2004 out of Wheaton River Mineral’s silver assets, the company is now the biggest silver streaming company in the world.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 17, 2012 | 4:55 pm

TRENDING: Compensation for mining execs dips

VANCOUVER – A new survey conducted by Coopers Consulting and PwC has identified a downward trend in the amount of compensation collected by Canadian mining company CEOs in 2012. According to the 2012 Mining Industry Salary Survey, average...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD-SILVER EXPLORATION: Laurion sells Bell Mountain to fund Sturgeon River work

ONTARIO – Laurion Mineral Exploration of Toronto has decided to sell its Bell Mountain gold-silver property in Nevada and use the proceeds to move work forward at its Sturgeon River project in the Beardmore-Geraldton Gold Camp. Lincoln...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2012 | 4:59 pm

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