Marilyn Scales, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

DIAMONDS: Diamond prices sliding – report

NEW YORK – A report made public Feb. 5 by Rapaport reveals that polished diamond prices softened in January, with 1-carat stones […]

Marilyn Scales | February 6, 2019 | 4:15 pm

IRON ORE: Vale declares force majeure

RIO DE JANEIRO – Vale has declared force majeure on a series of iron ore and pellets sales contracts after a Brazilian state […]

Marilyn Scales | February 6, 2019 | 4:13 pm

GOLD: McEwen says Gold Bar will make first pour this month

NEVADA – Construction of the Gold Bar mine near Eureka is on time and on budget. Owner McEwen Mining of Toronto says […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:35 pm

GOLD: Gold Fields plans mega solar power plant at Grannie Smith

WESTERN AUSTRALIA – South African-based Gold Fields has announced plans to build one of the world’s largest solar power and battery facilities […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:33 pm

SILVER: Outlook brightens for 2019 says Silver Institute

WASHINGTON, DC – Last year was disappointing, but the Silver Institute is predicting a “more supportive” climate for silver this year. Sales […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:30 pm

SECURITY: Siemens Canada joins Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity

FREDERICTON, N.B. – Siemens Canada announced its corporate membership with the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) housed at the University of New Brunswick. […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:27 pm

UxC’s Nick Carter expects uranium’s ‘gradual upward movement’

Nicolas Carter is an executive vice-president of uranium at UxC LLC, one of the nuclear industry’s market research and analysis companies. Carter […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:25 pm

LITHIUM: Lithium Energy Products wants to buy fluorite operation

UTAH – Vancouver-based Lithium Energy Products announced that it entered into a binding letter of intention with American Strategic Minerals to acquire […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:23 pm

GOLD: OceanaGold forecasts similar production, slightly higher costs for 2019

AUSTRALIA – OceanaGold says its mines in the Philippines, New Zealand and the U.S. will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 […]

Marilyn Scales | February 5, 2019 | 4:20 pm

ALUMINUM: Rio’s BC Works smelter ASI certified

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Rio Tinto’s BC Works aluminum smelter and Kemano power operations have been certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). […]

Marilyn Scales | February 4, 2019 | 4:40 pm