Canadian Mining Journal Staff

Cameco “powers on” to the future

Cameco Corporation and uranium are both rare and valuable assets to the Canadian economy. In fact, the Saskatoon-based company and its Athabasca Basin deposits in Saskatchewan are more than rare and valuable; they’re almost national...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 19, 2012 | 11:37 am

TRANSPORTATION: Port of Sept Iles signs up mining companies

QUEBEC – The Sept Iles Port Authority has signed agreements with three more mineral producers for shipping their ores and concentrates through its facilities at Pointe Noire. The port is being expanded at a cost of $220 million, and will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 18, 2012 | 5:00 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: Nemaska chooses Valleyfield as site of lithium hydroxide plant

QUEBEC – Based in Quebec city, Nemaska Lithium has selected a site in the town of Valleyfield for its new lithium hydroxide/carbonate plant. The company has purchased a site located in the Perron Industrial and Harbourfront Park in...

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

ENVIRONMENT: Oceanic’s Hopes Advance to be reviewed under new guidelines

VANCOUVER – Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. has been advised by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency that the company’s Hopes Advance iron project will be reviewed under the new guidelines in accordance with the Canadian...

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

Paladin Energy turns the corner

Despite two months of unplanned shutdowns to upgrade the plant and complete remediation work due to land movement at its Kayelekera open pit uranium mine in Malawi, Paladin Energy still managed to increase production there by 14% in the fiscal...

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

PERSPECTIVE: Oil sands monitoring plan at six months

In February this year the governments of Canada and Alberta announced their Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring. The primary goal is to improve environmental monitoring in northern Alberta. The plan outlined...

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

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Inmet partners with Right To Play

TORONTO – Inmet Mining has made a contribution of $1 million to Right To Play’s sustainable programs. The donation, payable over four years, makes Inmet Right To Play’s newest national corporate partner.

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

MILL EXPANSION: Taseko updates Gibraltar work

the capacity of the Gibraltar concentrator to 85,000 t/d has spent $190 million of its $235 million budget. (New mining equipment accounts for $90 million of the total budget.) Commissioning will begin in December this year and ramp up to...

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Argentex, Colossus Minerals, Foundation Resources, Goldrea, Northern Shield, and SGS Minerals Services

Argentex Mining Corp. of Vancouver has hired Michael J. Brown to fill the offices of president and CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and a professional geologist. Brown is a former VP of energy at...

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

Kivalliq eyeing new uranium district in Nunavut

Kivalliq Energy is cashed-up and moving forward with an ambitious exploration program on its 1,000-km2 Angilak property in Nunavut, just as the Nunavut government has formalized its uranium policy.The company completed an $11.6-million...

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

GOLD MILLING: Barkerville to process Bonanza Ledge ore at QR mill

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Barkerville Gold Mines of Vancouver has received permission to treat ore from its Bonanza Ledge property at the existing QR mill southeast of Quesnel. About 40 jobs will be created at the mill.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER EXPLORATION: Mag Copper reports results from Magusi deposit

QUEBEC – Results of the winter drilling program at the Magusi River copper-zinc-silver-gold deposits 30 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda are positive, reports Mag Copper of Toronto. Highlights include:

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 16, 2012 | 4:59 pm

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