Marilyn Scales, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

DIAMONDS: Alrosa recovers 63-ct stone from Verkhne-Munskoye deposit

RUSSIA – The world’s top diamond producer by output, Alrosa, reported unearthing a gem quality rough diamond weighing 63.15 carats from the […]

Marilyn Scales | July 17, 2019 | 4:25 pm

GOLD: Marathon Gold ‘prime takeout candidate’: National Bank of Canada analyst

TORONTO – Marathon Gold is on track to release a new resource estimate in September for its Leprechaun deposit in the company’s Valentine […]

Marilyn Scales | July 17, 2019 | 4:23 pm

GOLD: ATAC expands target at Rau and begins drilling

YUKON – Vancouver-based ATAC Resources has announced the results of the Rau exploration project at the western end of the Rackla gold […]

Marilyn Scales | July 16, 2019 | 4:34 pm

POTASH: Western Potash begins production drilling at Milestone

SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based Western Resources Corp. says its subsidiary, Western Potash Corp. began production drilling on July 14, 2019. at the Milestone […]

Marilyn Scales | July 16, 2019 | 4:31 pm

COPPER: Oyu Tolgoi underground costs jump 35%, says Rio Tinto

MONGOLIA – Big mining projects come with big price tags, and the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in the South Gobi area is […]

Marilyn Scales | July 16, 2019 | 4:28 pm

DOZER: The new Cat D11 dozer

ILLINOIS – Caterpillar says it has kept everything its customers love about its D11 tracked dozer, and beefed it up to be […]

Marilyn Scales | July 16, 2019 | 4:26 pm

Diamond exploration pioneer Chris Jennings sees past market gloom

When the Diavik diamond mine began production in 2004, there were likely more than a few miners that experienced deep pangs of […]

Marilyn Scales | July 16, 2019 | 4:20 pm

PLATINUM: Amplats, Platinum Group Metals launch battery tech JV

JOHANNESBURG and VANCOUVER – South African platinum miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) announced Monday that it has launched a joint venture with Canada’s Platinum […]

Marilyn Scales | July 16, 2019 | 4:12 pm

COMPETITIVENESS: MAC, PDAC urge mines ministers to take action

CRANBROOK, B.C. – The Mining Association of Canada and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada have issued a joint recommendation as […]

Marilyn Scales | July 15, 2019 | 4:49 pm

GOLD: Anaconda ponders expansion of Pine Cove mine

NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto-based Anaconda Mining is considering the idea of expanding the pit at the Pine Cove gold mine, part of its […]

Marilyn Scales | July 15, 2019 | 4:47 pm

GOLD: Transition Metals cut high grades at Highland project

NOVA SCOTIA – Transition Metals of Sudbury, Ont., has reported that excellent grades have been drilled at its Highland gold property in […]

Marilyn Scales | July 15, 2019 | 4:44 pm

COPPER-GOLD: Court awards $5.8B to Barrick, Antofagasta JV for Reko Diq

PAKISTAN – The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has awarded US$5.84 billion in damages to Tethyan Copper […]

Marilyn Scales | July 15, 2019 | 4:43 pm

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