Canadian Mining Journal Staff

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Alderon, Goldrush, Majescor and Reliant Gold

Vancouver-based Alderon Resource Corp. has hired Brian Penney as COO. He is a former general manager of processing at Iron Ore Co. of Canada.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL: BacTech to clean up Snow Lake arsenopyrite stockpile

MANITOBA - BacTech Environmental Corp. has been awarded the contract to remediate a stockpile of arsenopyrite concentrate located in the community of Snow Lake. The stockpile was created in the 1950s as a byproduct of gold production at the Nor...

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

GOLD PROCESSING: San Gold installs crusher, ups mill capacity

MANITOBA - Bissett, MB-based San Gold Corp. has completed the crusher upgrades at the Rice Lake project and significantly boosted mill capacity while maintaining a 94% recovery rate. The crushing circuit averaged 1,372 t/d from April 15 to 21,...

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: 2011 drilling at Back River encouraging

NUNAVUT - Sabina Gold and Silver of Vancouver says the results of drilling early this year are promising at its Back River gold project about 60 km from Hackett River. One hole in the Goose claim block returned 18.99 g/t over 27.2 metres...

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

GOLD RESOURCES: Eastmain updates numbers for Eau Claire deposit

QUEBEC - Eastmain Resources of Toronto has updated the resource numbers for its Eau Claire gold deposit in the James Bay Lowlands. The new 43-101-compliant report includes the results of definition drilling completed between 2007 and 2009. The...

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

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Rambler gets nod for crown pillar and Tilt Cove mine

NEWFOUNDLAND - Rambler Metals and Mining has received the final provincial approval for mining the Nugget Pond crown pillar at the former gold producer. The company plans to get production started from an open pit in May 2011.

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

TAKEOVER: Minmetals withdraws Equinox offer

HONG KONG - Minmetals Resources Ltd. (MMR), a subsidiary of China Minmetals,  announced today that it is withdrawing its offer to acquire Equinox Minerals.

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

AWARD: Kirkland Lake Gold wins second safety excellence award in three years

TORONTO - Kirkland Lake Gold has received the 2010 Award of Excellence in Safety for having the lowest year-end total medical injury frequency in its category, underground mines with 250 employees or more. The award was made by Health and...

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Kalimantan Gold, MBMI, New Millennium and Teck

Kalimantan Gold Corp. of Vancouver has named Faldi Ismail to the post of deputy chairman and CEO to replace Rahman Connelly.

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

TEST KIT: Magnetic holding force analyzed

 ERIE, Pennsylvania - The pull test kit offered by Eriez will help users monitor the efficiency of magnetic separators by measuring the holding force of a magnet. Magnetic separators are commonly used in minerals processing, coal washing...

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

WATER TREATMENT: HudBay promises $2-M for plant in Snow Lake

MANITOBA -  HudBay Minerals has committed $2 million to the Town of Snow Lake to assist funding the municipality's portion of a new wastewater treatment plant. The total cost of the project is $7 million of which the municipality is...

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

MERGER-GO-ROUND: Barrick offers $7.3-B for Equinox

Watching a hotly contested takeover unfold is enough to make a person's head spin. The Lundin-Inmet-Equinox-Minmetals-Barrick saga is a case in point. Now the end is near and the deal looks better since Barrick Gold of Toronto has made a...

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

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