OBITUARY: Byron Knelson
LANGLEY, British Columbia - Byron Knelson founder of Knelson Concentrators (Knelson) has passed away at the age of 80. He succumbed to complications arising from cancer.
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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ZINC-LEAD STUDY: PEA available for ScoZinc mine
NOVA SCOTIA - The preliminary economic assessment is positive for reopening the ScoZinc zinc-lead mine near Gays River. Owner Selwyn Resources of Vancouver recently raised $30 million, sufficient to reopen the mine, provide a 15% contingency...
PUMPING: GIW slurry pump going strong after 52 years
GROVETOWN, Georgia - An LSA model slurry pump installed at the Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy, LA, has operated continuously with only routine maintenance for 52 years, according to the proud manufacturer, GIW Industries.
PERSPECTIVE: A new gold rush – AuRico eyes Northgate
There is a new gold rush among Canadian miners. Toronto's AuRico Gold (formerly Gammon Gold) and Northgate Minerals, also of Toronto, have entered into a definitive agreement to create a new intermediate gold producer.
MERGER: Cameco makes hostile bid to acquire Hathor Exploration in $520M deal
SASKATOON - Cameco, one of the world's leading uranium producers, has announced its intention to acquire Hathor Exploration of Vancouver. Cameco is making an all-cash offer of $3.75 per Hathor share, a 33% premium over Hathor's 20-day volume...
MINE OPENING: Ceremony held for Copper Mountain
BRITISH COLUMBIA - On Aug. 18, 2011, Copper Mountain Mining held the official opening ceremony for the Copper Mountain open pit mine, 15 km southwest of Princeton. About 1,700 people attended, enjoying a look at the pit from a special outlook...
ENVIRONMENTAL: Syncrude chooses Newalta for tailings demonstration project
ALBERTA - Newalta Corp. of Calgary has been awarded a $60-million contract to process mature fine tailings from Syncrude's oil sands operation near Fort McMurray. Under terms of the three-year contract, the two companies will work...
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...
PERSPECTIVE: Government gets it! Harper supports northern mining
Miners rejoice! The Canadian government understands the enormous potential of developing natural resources in the Arctic.
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...
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...
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.
JV Article: How FM defuses one of mining’s most overlooked risks
As one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers, FM offers a market specialty in safeguarding large mining businesses by bringing core […]