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PERSPECTIVE: Alberta parks plan rattles oil sands sector
The Alberta government's draft plan to protect an additional 2.0 million hectares in the northern part of the province has rattled the oil sands sector. The announcement came as a surprise to producers, many of which own leases in the affected...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Alexis, Anvil Mining, Barrick and Vale SA
Toronto's Alexis Minerals has named Sylvain Lehoux to the position of VP Quebec operations. He is a former manager of the Kiena gold mine in Val d'Or, QC.
GOLD RESOURCES: Hardrock numbers nearly triple
ONTARIO - Premier Gold Mines of Thunder Bay, ON, has an updated 43-101 report for its Hardrock project that estimates a 269% jump in ounces contained in measured and indicated resources and a 164% increase in inferred resources. The measured...
ZINC-LEAD RESOURCES: New owner bumps up Scotia mine numbers
NOVA SCOTIA - The new owner of the Scotia zinc-lead mine 50 km east of Halifax, Vancouver-based Selwyn Resources, has released new resource numbers for the property.
GOLD MINING: Bachelor Lake receives environmental okay for bulk sample
QUEBEC - Metanor Resources of Val d'Or, QC, has received the environmental permit for the Bachelor Lake gold mine 225 km north of Val d'Or. The company can now take a 5,000-tonne bulk sample at the mine. The pre-feasibility study released...
ACQUISITION: Golder adds Marston and Marston to expertise
CALGARY - Golder Associates has acquired the Marston and Masrton, a full-service mining consultancy that specializes in mine planning and geologic services for open pit and underground coal, metals, oil sands, and industrial minerals.
IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT: LIM raises further $110-M for DSO project
LABRADOR and QUEBEC - Toronto's Labrador Iron Mines Holdings (LIM) has completed a successful $110-million equity financing with which move its direct shipping iron ore (DSO) project near Schefferville closer to production. Most of the money...
GOLD STUDY: Magino PEA boasts 49% IRR
ONTARIO - Prodigy Gold of Vancouver notes that the recently completed preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its Magino gold project predicts an internal rate of return (IRR) of 49%. The former mine is located 40 km northeast of Wawa.
SHAFT SINKING: Redpath wins contract for Lalor ventilation shaft
MANITOBA - The Redpath Group of North Bay, ON, has been awarded the sinking contract for the ventilation shaft at HudBay's Lalor gold-zinc mine near Snow Lake. Completion is expected by April 2012.
COPPER RESOURCES: Reed Lake shaping up for HudBay, VMS
MANITOBA - Joint venture partners VMS Ventures (30%) of Vancouver and HudBay Minerals (70%) of Toronto have released a 43-101 report for their Reed Lake polymetallic deposit near Snow Lake. In the indicated category, they estimate there are 2.6...
SILVER-BASE METAL MINING: Huldra Silver applies for Treasure Mountain small mine licence
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver's Huldra Silver has made an application for a small mine permit to develop and operate the Treasure Mountain silver-base metal project. The application allows for up to 75,000 tonnes a year of ore removal, however,...
NexGold announces positive feasibility study update for Goliath gold complex
NexGold Mining (TSXV: NEXG; OTCQX: NXGCF) announce potential positive outcomes as itworks towards the completion of its feasibility study for its Goliath gold […]