Canadian Mining Journal Staff

MINING MORATORIUM: US to protect 405,000 hectares near Grand Canyon

ARIZONA - U.S. Interior Secretary has decided to withdraw public lands near the Grand Canyon from new mining claims for two decades. The move was met by cheers from environmentalists and jeers from Republicans who accuse the ruling Democrats of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2012 | 4:58 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Bellhaven, Copper North, Edgewater Exploration, Matamec and Queenston

Vancouver-based Bellhaven Copper & Gold has named Patrick Highsmith CEO and director. He has degrees in geological engineering and geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines and is the COO of Lithium One. Interim CEO Pal Szweng has...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2012 | 4:57 pm

ACQUISITION: Teck to expand oil sands interests with takeover of SilverBirch

VANCOUVER and CALGARY - Teck Resources of Vancouver has made an offer for Calgary-based SilverBirch Energy Corp. SilverBirch shareholders are to receive $8.50 in cash plus one share of a new company to be called SilverWillow Energy for each...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER MINING: Rambler signs off-take agreement for Ming concentrates

NEWFOUNDLAND - Rambler Metals and Mining of Baie Verte, NL, has signed its first off-take agreement for the copper concentrates from its Ming copper-gold mine and mill on the Baie Verte Peninsula. Transamine Trading, a global metals sourcing,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2012 | 4:59 pm

ZINC-LEAD MINING: Production begins from Trevali’s Halfmile mine

NEW BRUNSWICK - Initial production has begun from the shallowest parts of the Halfmile polymetallic (zinc-lead-silver-copper-gold) massive sulphide deposit in the Bathurst Mining Camp. Nameplate capacity of 2,000 t/d should be reached in Q1 of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2012 | 4:58 pm

BULK SAMPLING: Huldra Silver begins work at Treasure Mountain

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Huldra Silver of Vancouver has begun extracting a 10,000-tonne bulk sample from its Treasure Mountain zinc-lead-silver property 29 km northeast of Hope. The first underground stop mining began last November, and about 4,050...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2012 | 4:57 pm

GOLD MINING: Hoisting begins at McGarry mine

ONTARIO - Armistice Resources of Toronto has begun hoisting and stockpiling material from its McGarry gold mine at Virginiatown. The muck is being hoisted from development workings in the 325N zone that has been the focus of work for the last...

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

GOLD STUDY: Updated PEA positive for Auriga’s Maverick project

MANITOBA - The outlook is positive according to an updated preliminary economic assessment of the Maverick (formerly Nokomis) gold project 65 km northeast of Flin Flon. Owner/operator Auriga Gold of Toronto acquired 100% of the project in...

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

URANIUM RESOURCE: Matoush number jumps 50%

QUEBEC - The most recent 43-101 report received by Strateco Resources of Boucherville, QC, outlines how the inferred resource at Matoush Matoush project, located in the Otish Mountains, has increased by 50% since September 2009. The inferred...

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

URANIUM DEVELOPMENT: Second shaft breaks through at Cigar Lake

SASKATCHEWAN - The second shaft at the Cigar Lake uranium project reached the mine workings 480 metres below surface on Jan. 3, 2012. The project is operated by Cameco (50%) of Saskatoon. Areva Resources Canada (37%), Idemitsu Uranium (8%) and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 4, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER MINING: Huckleberry mine finish pushed back to 2021

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Permit amendments have been received and directors of Huckleberry Mines have approved the Main zone optimization (MZO) program that will extend the life of the copper mine to 2021. The seven-year extension will preserve 230...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 4, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Cornerstone, Harmony Gold, Suncor and Ucore

Cornerstone Capital Resources of Mount Pearl, NL, has asked president Brooke Macdonald to take up additional duties as CEO. Former CEO Glen H. McKay will remain a director and advisor of the company.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 4, 2012 | 4:58 pm

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