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FUND RAISING: San Gold bags almost $25-M for Rice Lake work

MANITOBA - San Gold Corp. of Bissett, MB, has raised more than $24.9 million in a private placement that was oversubscribed. The company originally planned to issue 5.4 million flow-through shares at $3.75 each, but the agents sold an...

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

NICKEL SMELTING: Vale shuts down No.2 furnace

ONTARIO - On Feb. 18, Vale, the Brazilian owner of what used to be Inco, announced the closing on its No.2 flash furnace at the Copper Cliff smelter near Sudbury for at least 16 weeks. Earlier in the month there was a spill of molten metal...

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

GOLD RESOURCES: Pit resources at Amisk project top 1-M oz

SASKATCHEWAN - Claude Resources of Saskatoon says there may be over 1.0 million oz of gold in the Amisk project 20 km southwest of Flin Flon, MB. The property, hosting the former Monarch mine and other gold occurrences, is owned 65% by Claude...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2011 | 5:00 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Harte Gold, Laurentian Goldfields and Thouchdown Resources

Harte Gold of Toronto has retained Roland M. Landry as project manager at its Sugar zone project in White River, ON. He is an experienced geologist who has worked for companies such as Rubicon Minerals, Baffinland, Placer Dome and Noranda.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2011 | 4:59 pm

COPPER-GOLD RESOURCES: Kemess North underground has potential 2.6-M oz Au and 860-M lb Cu

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Northgate Minerals of Vancouver says the 43-101 report prepared for its Kemess underground project outlined an indicated resource of 136.5 million tonnes grading 0.56 g/t Au and 0.29% Cu. The inferred resource is another 6.0...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm

SAFETY: Kiena reaches 1-M hours without lost time milestone

QUEBEC - On Feb. 15, 2001, the Kiena gold mine reached 1.0 million hours worked without a lost time accident. The mine is owned and operated by Wesdome Gold Mines of Toronto.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm

COPPER PROCESSING: Taseko to build second mill at Gibraltar

BRITISH COLUMBIA -The board of Vancouver's Taseko Mines has approved spending to boost production by 30,000 t/d at its Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine by building a second concentrator at the site. The original concentrator treats 55,000 t/d.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm

LITHIUM RESOURCES: New 43-101 numbers at Authier are 40% higher than historic estimate

QUEBEC - Montreal-based Glen Eagle Resources has new, 43-101-compliant resource numbers for its Authier lithium property 45 km north of Val d'Or. Importantly, the new estimate is 40% higher than historical estimates.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 15, 2011 | 5:00 pm

ZINC-SILVER EXPLORATION: Two high grade zones cut at Abcourt-Barvue

QUEBEC - Drilling by Abcourt Mines of Mont-St-Hilaire, QC, has intersected two high grade zinc-silver zones at depth from 150 to 200 metres from the surface at its Abcourt-Barvue deposit 60 km north of Val d'Or. The current drill program was...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 15, 2011 | 5:00 pm

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: AEMQ, Apogee, Seabridge and St. Augustine Gold

L'Association de l'exploration minière du Québec has elected a new executive for 2011. They are president M. Ghislain Poirier (Stornoway Diamond), VP regulatory and community relations Mathieu Savard (Virginia Mines), VP...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

CSR: Shear Diamonds signs accord with Nunavut Resources

NUNAVUT - Edmonton-based Shear Diamonds, that his hoping to reopen the Jericho diamond mine, has signed a mutual co-operation agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp. The NRC is an Inuit-owned corporation dedicated to achieving participation and...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

ENVIRONMENT: New MEND website launched

OTTAWA - While we are on the topic of acid drainage, be advised that MEND, the Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage program, has launched a revamped website.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 14, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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FUND RAISING: San Gold bags almost $25-M for Rice Lake work

NICKEL SMELTING: Vale shuts down No.2 furnace

GOLD RESOURCES: Pit resources at Amisk project top 1-M oz

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Harte Gold, Laurentian Goldfields and Thouchdown Resources

COPPER-GOLD RESOURCES: Kemess North underground has potential 2.6-M oz Au and 860-M lb Cu

SAFETY: Kiena reaches 1-M hours without lost time milestone

COPPER PROCESSING: Taseko to build second mill at Gibraltar

LITHIUM RESOURCES: New 43-101 numbers at Authier are 40% higher than historic estimate

ZINC-SILVER EXPLORATION: Two high grade zones cut at Abcourt-Barvue

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: AEMQ, Apogee, Seabridge and St. Augustine Gold

CSR: Shear Diamonds signs accord with Nunavut Resources

ENVIRONMENT: New MEND website launched

Foresight Canada to introduce cleantech adoption platform later this year

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