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DRILLING: Improved cab from Atlas Copco for Pit Viper 270

GARLAND, Texas - Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions now offers a new cab for the Pit Viper 270 series, configured as a Pit Viper 271 or Pit Viper 275, to go along with the latest Rig Control System (RCS) automation technology that comes as an...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 29, 2011 | 4:56 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Government gets it! Harper supports northern mining

Miners rejoice! The Canadian government understands the enormous potential of developing natural resources in the Arctic.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 25, 2011 | 5:00 pm

INVESTMENT: Canadian mining to spend $130-B over next five years

ONTARIO - Speaking at a joint address to the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, the heads of the Mining Association of Canada and the Ontario Mining Association told their Sudbury audience on Aug. 25, 2011, that Canada's mining industry will invest...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 25, 2011 | 4:59 pm

AGREEMENT: Heath & Sherwood teams with Chinese researcher

TORONTO - Heath & Sherwood (1964) and the Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (BGRIMM) have signed an agreement for the distribution of BGRIMM's analysis and instrumentation products to the worldwide customers and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 25, 2011 | 4:58 pm

EXCAVATORS: Hitachi debuts second group of Dash-5 machines

MOLINE, Illinois - Hitachi Construction Products has introduced the second group of new ZX Dash-5 excavators. The ZX470LC-5, ZX670LC-5, and ZX870LC-5 models replace the predecessor ZX450LC-3, ZX650LC-3, and ZX850LC-3 units.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 25, 2011 | 4:57 pm

NICKEL STUDY: Eagle’s Nest PFS points to three-year payback

ONTARIO - Toronto-based Noront Resources has released the pre-feasibility study for its Eagle's Nest nickel-copper-PGM project in the Ring of Fire. According to the PFS, the mine will pay for itself after three years of operation.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 24, 2011 | 5:00 pm

NICKEL PERMIT: Licence granted for Minago mine

MANITOBA - The Manitoba government has granted the environmental licence for the construction, operation and closure of the Minago nickel mine 225 km south of Thompson. The owner, Victory Nickel of Toronto, plans to begin development this...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 24, 2011 | 4:59 pm

MILESTONE: Immersive’s TrainerAdvantage program graduates 1,000th participant

PERTH, Australia - Immersive Technologies, the leading supplier of surface and underground mine operating simulators, has certified the 1,000th graduate of its TrainerAdvantage program. The program was designed for simulator training...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 24, 2011 | 4:58 pm

SOCIO-ECONOMIC AGREEMENT: CanZinco and NWT government sign deal for Prairie Creek mine

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The socio-economic agreement for the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver mine 200 km west of Fort Simpson has been signed by mine owner Canadian Zinc Corp. (CanZinco) of Vancouver and the government of the Northwest...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2011 | 5:00 pm

GOLD EXPLORATION: Shaft sinking complete at Bachelor Lake project

QUEBEC - Metanor Resources of Val d'Or, QC, has finished the underground exploration shaft to a depth of 165 metres at its Bachelor Lake project 225 km northeast of its head office. The sinking project, including shaft stations on levels 13 and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2011 | 4:59 pm

GOLD RESOURCES: Probe releases initial estimate for Borden Lake

ONTARIO - Probe Mines of Toronto has released the first resource estimate for its Borden Lake gold project. The deposit may contain as much as 4.0 million oz of gold and 5.3 million oz of silver.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2011 | 4:58 pm

GOLD RESOURCES: Yorbeau cites modest 200,000 oz at Augmitto

QUEBEC - Montreal's Yorbeau Resources has released the resource estimate for the Augmitto deposit, part of its Rouyn project. The measured and indicated portion totals 247,000 tonnes grading 6.08 g/t Au, and the inferred portion is 633,000...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 23, 2011 | 4:57 pm

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