Canadian Mining Journal Staff, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

FEDERAL BUDGET: Mining sector behind fiscal plan

OTTAWA, TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Last week’s federal budget, brought down by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in the House of Commons on March 29, 2012, generally has the support of the mining sector. Industry associations were quick to...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER STUDY: Reed PFS puts start-up in Q3 2013

MANITOBA – Start-up of the Reed copper underground mine could come as early as Q3 2013, according to the pre-feasibility study prepared for Toronto’s HudBay Minerals (operator and 70% owner) and Vancouver’s VMS Ventures (30%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2012 | 4:59 pm

PATENTS PENDING: Endress+Hauser honours its innovators

GERMANY - Innovators employed by the Swiss company Endress+Hauser Group met last month in Maulburg for their 12th inventors’ meeting to celebrate a record 225 patent applications. The inventors of patents that have a sustained and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2012 | 4:58 pm

OPTION: KGHM increases interest in Ajax project to 80%

BRITISH VANCOUVER – Abacus Mining and Exploration of Vancouver says its joint venture partner, KGHM Polska Miedz, will exercise its option to boost its interest in the Ajax copper-gold project near Kamloops. That will give KGHM an 80%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2012 | 4:57 pm

TAKEOVER: CHALCO makes bid for 60% of SouthGobi

VANCOUVER – Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO) is making a bid for up to 60% of SouthGobi Resources, the coal mining subsidiary of Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines. CHALCO has offered $8.48 per share, a premium of between 28% and 32%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2012 | 4:56 pm

The “Trough”

The world-class Labrador Trough iron mining district has long been a bastion of stability in the often uncertain world of mining.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 1, 2012 | 12:00 am

GOLD STUDY: Richmont releases Wasamac PEA

QUEBEC – Richmont Mines of Montreal has released the preliminary economic assessment for the Wasamac gold project near Rouyn-Noranda. The company is optimistic that an underground 6,000-t/d bulk mining operation can be developed. Annual...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 29, 2012 | 5:00 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: CEMI, Alderon Iron Ore, First Americas Gold, Fortune Minerals, and NovaGold

The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) in Sudbury, ON, has named its former R&D program director, Damien Duff, its new COO. His lengthy career included employment at Noranda, Falconbridge and Xstrata as well as a secondment...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 29, 2012 | 4:59 pm

DEALER TOUR: Manulift, Merlo visit Italy to upgrade knowledge

ITALY – Earlier this year, 43 of Manulift’s customers, Merlo dealers and their guests traveled to Italy to learn more about Merlo telescopic boom machines and their manufacture. Visitors enjoyed demonstrations and a factory tour.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 29, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINERAL PROCESSING: New Millennium Iron chooses Outotec for pellet plant

QUEBEC – New Millennium Iron Corp. of Calgary has chosen Outotec to provide feasibility engineering for a new pelletizing plant to be located in Pointe Noire. It will treat concentrates from New Millennium’s LabMag deposit in...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 29, 2012 | 4:57 pm

PDAC videos available at Republic of Mining

Anyone who missed the Prospectors and Developers of Canada Association meeting earlier this month can catch up, thanks to Stan Sudol at the Republic of Mining. He has assembled a collection of pictures taken during the awards presentations at...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 29, 2012 | 4:56 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Kirkland Lake Gold buys out JV partner Queenston

ONTARIO – Queenston Mining of Toronto has agreed sell its 50% joint venture interests in seven properties in the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp to its partner, Kirkland Lake Gold of Toronto. KLGold has agreed to pay $60 million in installments...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 28, 2012 | 5:00 pm

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