HOT TOPIC: Whither Kidd copper and zinc?
If Xstrata were forced to divest its Kidd metallurgical plants in Timmins, ON, rather than close them, could a...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: Flathead moratorium huge win for BC, Montana environmentalists
There will be no development of mining, coal, oil or gas properties in the Flathead Valley, said the British C...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Alexco, Alexis, Excellon, Fortune Minerals, Laurentian Goldfields, Maryn International, Mineral Hill, Paget Minerals, Robex and SGS Minerals
Jim Harrington has been named president of the new Alexco Environmental Group, a division of Alexco Resource C...
COPPER HEDGE: Taseko locks in higher copper prices
VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines has hedged forward 50% of its targeted copper production from the Gibraltar min...
POTASH MERGER: BHP Billiton targets Athabasca Potash
TORONTO and SASKATOON — BHP Billiton Canada and Athabasca Potash have entered into a plan of arrangement...
GOLD MERGER: Canplats shareholders approve Goldcorp deal
VANCOUVER — Shareholders of Canplats Resources have approved the previously announced acquisition of Can...
ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION: First Nations block airstrips near Ring of Fire
ONTARIO — Complaining about the lack of consultation prior to development activities, First Nations grou...
CYANIDE CODE: Musselwhite is first Canadian mine to be certified
ONTARIO — The first gold producer in Canada to be certified by the International Cyanide Management Inst...
NICKEL MINING: Bucko Lake production to resume
MANITOBA — Toronto-based Crowflight Minerals has announced its intention to resume nickel production at ...
CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: Mining family matters
Here is an idea developed by those clever Australians, and a Canadian version would certainly be welcomed here...
SOFTWARE: Iron ore, gold projects rely on SmartPlant (February 03, 2010)
QUEBEC — The design of the Bloom Lake iron ore plant being built by Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines 400...
MAGNETITE RESOURCE: First numbers from Bronson Slope
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Richmond, BC-based Skyline Gold is exploring its Bronson Slop property in northwest B...
1911 Gold defines new areas of gold mineralization at its True North project
Vancouver-based junior explorer 1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB; OTCBB: AUMBF) released assay results from ten drill holes for 2,222.00 metres from its surface exploration […]