Canadian Mining Journal Staff

METALLURGICAL TESTS: Ferguson Lake massive sulphide responds positively to hydromet treatment

NUNAVUT - Starfield Resources of Toronto reports that Phase 2 hydrometallurgical tests on ore from its Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt project within the Hearne Domain of the Churchill Province were successful. The tests were conducted by...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2011 | 5:00 pm

GOLD PROCESSING: Rambler to toll mill East mine dump material

NEWFOUNDLAND - Rambler Metals and Mining of Baie Verte, NL, and London, UK, has struck a deal to process surface material from the East mine dump at Tilt Cove. The Tilt Cove property belongs to Metals Creek Resources of Toronto. Metals Creek...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2011 | 5:00 pm

LITHIUM STUDY: Whabouchi to produce 202,000 t/y spodumene concentrate

QUEBEC - Nemaska Exploration of Quebec City has completed a preliminary economic assessment of its 100%-owned Whabouchi lithium deposit in the James Bay region.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2011 | 5:00 pm

PERSPECTIVE: Bonanza gold assays from Quebec and Ontario

QUEBEC and ONTARIO - Ah, there is nothing like bonanza gold grades to bring a smile to this writer's lips or the faces of CMJ readers. Here are two to ponder.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 19, 2011 | 5:00 pm

BOOK: Safety is more than science

Safe By Accident authors Judy Agnew and Aubrey Daniels argue that the key to improving mining safety lies not just in the latest engineering, physics, or chemistry advancements, but in the science of human behaviour.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 18, 2011 | 5:00 pm

MINING LEASE: First ever underwater lease granted to Nautilus

PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The government of Papua New Guinea has granted the world's first deep sea mining lease to Nautilus Minerals of Toronto for the development of its Solwara 1 project in the Bismarck Sea.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 18, 2011 | 5:00 pm

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Ring of Fire chiefs invited to join Canada Chrome board

MONTREAL - KWG Resources has extended invitation to the chief of five First Nations in the Ring of Fire area to join the board of its subsidiary Canada Chrome Corp. Today's era of corporate social responsibility demand that aboriginal groups be...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 18, 2011 | 5:00 pm

AWARD: Redpath wins major contract in Tasmania

NORTH BAY, Ontario - Redpath Australia, a subsidiary of Canadian The Redpath Group, has won a major mine development and construction contract at Mount Lyell, Tasmania. The contract was awarded by Copper Mines of Tasmania, a subsidiary of...

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

POLICY FRAMEWORK: Guidance for mine closure and long term liabilities

The National Orphaned and Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI) has released a new publication, "The Policy Framework in Canada for Mines Closure and Management of Long Term Liabilities: A guidance Document (November 2010)." Stakeholders,...

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

BASE METAL RESOURCE: Numbers announced for PD1 deposit near Matagami

QUEBEC - The latest 43-101 report for the PD1 zinc-copper deposit belonging to Donner Metals of Vancouver includes 1.74 million tonnes of measured and indicated resources grading 4.55% Zn, 1.16% Cu and 19.88 g/t Ag. Xstrata Zinc Canada, the...

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

MERGER: ArcelorMittal, Nunavut Iron team up for successful Baffinland bid

NUNAVUT - Almost four months have passed since Toronto-based Nunavut Iron Ore first proposed a takeover of Baffinland Iron Mines, owner of the Mary River iron ore project 160 km south of Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). Nunavut Iron offered US$0.08...

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

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Alexis, BCGold, Silver Predator and Source Exploration

Alexis Minerals Corp. of Toronto has named Francois Perron its new president and CEO. He held the same positions at Golden Goose Resources until it was hold to Kodiak Exploration last year. Alexis also noted that David Rigg has been named...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 13, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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