Protesters rally against Quebec uranium mining
More than 1000 protesters marched in Sept-Iles, Quebec, last weekend in support of 20 doctors who have threate...
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
Posts by Canadian Mining Journal Staff:
Starting off light in heavy times
Regardless of what some economists are saying about conditions getting better for the mining industry, there&r...
Companies advised to find balance between caution and opportunity
Ernst & Young says that after surviving tremendous price volatility over the past 18 months or so, mining ...
Open-pit miners now consider going underground
According to a recent report in The Northern Miner, Capstone Mining is considering developing an underground m...
McClean Lake mill scheduled for care and maintenance
The McClean Lake Joint Venture partners (70% AREVA Resources Canada Inc., 22.5% Denison, and 7.5% OURD Canada ...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Equinox, Rockhaven, San Marco, Silver Quest, Silver Wheaton and Victory Nickel
Toronto-based Equinox Minerals will welcome Colin (Cobb) Johnstone as its new COO in January 2010. He is a min...
TAX INCENTIVES: Saskatchewan proposes savings for value-added mineral processing and potash
REGINA — Early in December the Government of Saskatchewan announced its plan to introduce a five-year co...
ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE: ICARD proceedings available
SWEDEN — The proceedings of ICARD 8 held in Skellefteå in June 2009 have been posted on the web at...
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD: Western Copper wins reclamation prize
YUKON — Western Copper Corp. of Vancouver is the recipient of this year's Robert E. Leckie Award for out...
NICKEL MINING: First Quantum acquires Ravensthorpe operation
WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Vancouver's First Quantum Minerals is making its initial foray into nickel productio...
MOLYBDENUM MINING: 2010 spending at Endako near $400 million
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Thompson Creek Metals of Toronto says it has earmarked a total of $298 million to be ...
DIAMOND MINING: Snap Lake ramps up production
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — Toronto-based De Beers Canada has given the green light to ramping up production...
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 […]