Canadian Mining Journal Staff

MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Chieftain Metals, Hathor, Pacific Ridge, PMI Gold, Prodigy Gold and Suncor

Chieftain Metals of Toronto has named Keith Boyle COO, effective Feb. 7, 2011, and Clive Creaney project manager, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Boyle is the former executive VP and COO at Alexis Minerals. Creaney's career spans over 30 years mostly...

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

ABORIGINAL RELATIONS: Detour Gold, Moose Cree ink deal for Detour Lake project

TORONTO - Detour Gold and Moose Cree First Nation (MCFN) have executed an agreement with respect to the development and operation of the company's Detour Lake gold project in northeast Ontario. Ceremonial signings will take place the PDAC...

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

PLANNING: Teck Coal co-ordinates six mines with Dynamics platform

Vancouver-based Teck Resources operates six coal mines in British Columbia and Alberta. The desire to co-ordinate workflow among them and manage inventory efficiently had the coal division looking for enterprise resource planning software that...

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

CONTRACT: Cementation to sink Hoyle Pond winze

ONTARIO - Cementation Canada of North Bay, ON, has started the new year off with a formal letter of acceptance from Goldcorp's Porcupine Gold Mines (PGM) awarding Cementation the No.2 winze shaft sinking project at the Hoyle Pond gold mine...

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

GOLD EXPLORATION: Marathon Gold, Mountain Lake form JV for Valentine Lake

NEWFOUNDLAND - Marathon Gold of Toronto and Mountain Lake Resources of Vancouver have formed a 50:50 joint venture to advance the Valentine Lake gold project in the central part of the province. The partners plan to spend $6 million on a...

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

GOLD RESOURCES: Numbers rise to 10-M oz at Courageous Lake

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Measured and indicated resources are up significantly, average grade is improved, and the size of the Courageous Lake gold deposit is increased says 100%-owner Seabridge Gold of Toronto. The project is located 240 km...

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

NICKEL DEVELOPMENT: Goldbrook updates work at Nunavik project

QUEBEC - The fuel storage and personnel accommodations were completed at the Nunavik nickel project in the Ungava region Goldbrook Ventures of Vancouver has reported. Infrastructure development advanced including initial work on the road...

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

EXPLORATION: Imperial Metals named BC’s top spender

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Imperial Metals of Vancouver has been named British Columbia's top mineral explorer in 2010. The mineral exploration industry spend $322 million in the province in 2010, and Imperial led the pack with expenditures of $32.6...

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

CONTRACT AWARD: Genivar takes up EPCM reins for Quebec lithium project

QUEBEC - Canada Lithium of Toronto has awarded the contract for engineering, procurement, construction and management of its open pit mine and processing plant to Montreal-based Genivar Inc (www.Genivar.com). In addition, Genivar will be...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2011 | 5:00 pm

CONTRACT AWARD: EBA Engineering to prepare plan for ruby mine in Greenland

GREENLAND - True North Gems of Vancouver has engaged EBA Engineering Consultants (www.EBA.ca) to prepare the mine plan, resource calculation and preliminary economic assessment for the Aappaluttoq ruby project in the Fiskenaesset district. EBA...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2011 | 5:00 pm

ABORIGINAL RELATIONS: Benefits agreement signed for Prairie Creek zinc project

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Canadian Zinc Corp. of Yellowknife, NT, and the Nahanni Butte Dene Band have signed an impact and benefits agreement that covers the development and operation of the company's Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver mine in the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2011 | 5:00 pm

DIAMOND RESOURCES: Renard inferred carats up 30%

QUEBEC - The revised 43-101 resource estimate for the Renard diamond project in the north central part of the province has numbers for contained carats in the inferred category that are 31% higher than the previous estimate. The project is a...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2011 | 5:00 pm

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