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GOLD EXPLORATION: Strike to dewater Edwards mine

ONTARIO - Strike Minerals of Toronto is dewatering the former Edwards gold mine near Wawa. The company said mobilization was 90% complete to date. Equipment has been delivered, the camp repaired, and electrical power restored.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 28, 2011 | 5:00 pm

MOLYBDENUM MINING: Roca’s MAX mill restarted

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver's Roca Mines has restarted the concentrator at its MAX molybdenum mine, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke. The mill is treating surface stockpiled material at a reduced throughput until the underground mine resumes full...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 28, 2011 | 4:59 pm

COPPER-GOLD STUDY: Galore Creek PFS forecasts $5.2 billion capex

BRITISH COLUMBIA - NovaGold Resources of Vancouver has released the pre-feasibility study for the Galore Creek copper-gold project 150 km northeast of Stewart. Putting the project fully into production could carry a price tag of $5.2 billion....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 28, 2011 | 4:58 pm

SILVER RESOURCES: Alexco rounds up 12M+ oz at Lucky Queen and Onek

YUKON - Alexco Resource Corp. of Vancouver has announced the initial resource estimate for its Lucky Queen and Onek deposits, an estimate of over 12.8 million oz of silver. The deposits are located in the Keno Hill Silver District where Alexco...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 27, 2011 | 5:00 pm

LITHIUM-TANTALUM RESOURCES: Critical Elements outlines large deposit

QUEBEC - Montreal-based Critical Elements Corp. has an indicated resource of 26.5 million tonnes grading 0.98% Li2O and 163 ppm Ta2O5 at its Rose deposit in the James Bay region. The Rose deposit also has an inferred resource of 10.7 million...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 27, 2011 | 4:59 pm

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Armistice pushes McGarry toward Q4 start-up

ONTARIO - Armistice Resources of Toronto is moving forward, preparing its McGarry gold mine near Kirkland Lake for production by the end of this year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 26, 2011 | 5:00 pm

SILVER-ZINC-COPPER RESOURCE: Diamond Fields releases 43-101 for seafloor SedEx deposit

RED SEA - Diamond Fields International of Vancouver has released what it believes to be the first ever 43-101-compliant resource estimate for a SedEx (sedimentary exhalative) deposit located on the seafloor. ACA Howe prepared a report that...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 26, 2011 | 4:59 pm

METALLURGICAL TESTS: 70% Fe concentrate made from Roche Bay sample

NUNAVUT - Toronto-based Advanced Exploration must be pleased that samples from the A-B zone at its Roche Bay iron ore deposit on the Melville Peninsula have, at least in the lab, made a 70% Fe concentrate with <3% silica. The historical...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 26, 2011 | 4:58 pm

SOCIAL NETWORKING: New site targets EPCM professionals

A new website is inviting all professionals in the engineering, procurement and contract management industry to join its new social network. Billing itself as the first site of its kind, EPCM World has already attracted almost 2,000 members.

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: Central Pat East drilling returns 254 metres of 0.78 g/t

ONTARIO - Ottawa-based PC Gold is pleased with the assays from the newly discovered shallow gold system at Central Pat East (CPE), part of the formerly producing Pickle Crow property about 400 km northwest of Thunder Bay. The company says the...

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: BMO Capital, Crosshair, Kilo Goldmines, Stornoway and Stratton Resources

Steve King has joined BMO Capital Markets in Toronto as a mining analyst. His area of focus will be junior companies. He holds a BSc in geophysics from Memorial University and an MSc in geology from Acadia University.

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

ENVIRONMENT: Canada, Alberta join forces to monitor oil sands

OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Peter Kent today released a plan - integrating water, air and biodiversity - for oil sands monitoring. It will be implemented jointly by the Alberta and Canadian governments.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 21, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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