Marilyn Scales, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

GOLD: Barrick, Newmont said to be in talks to merge Nevada operations

NEVADA – Canada’s Barrick Gold, which last month announced it was buying Randgold Resources in a $6.1-billion deal, is said to have resumed talks […]

Marilyn Scales | November 6, 2018 | 4:15 pm

GOLD: OceanaGold drills high grade gold at Martha

NEW ZEALAND – OceanaGold has announced new high grade gold intersections from its Martha gold project at its Waihi gold mine in New […]

Marilyn Scales | November 6, 2018 | 4:14 pm

GOLD: Better economics for Iamgold’s Cote project

ONTARIO – Iamgold of Toronto has completed the feasibility study for its Cote gold project 20 km southwest of Gogama (halfway between […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:38 pm

URANIUM: NexGen boosts NPV for Rook I to $3.7B

SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based NexGen Energy, Wood Group and Rosco Postle Associates have completed the pre-feasibility study for NexGen’s Rook I project in […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:36 pm

GOLD: Alamos reports best ever intersection at Island Gold mine

ONTARIO – Toronto’s Alamos Gold says its best ever surface directional drilling intersection at the Island Gold mine 83 km northeast of […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:33 pm

GOLD: Court sides with Gold Fields as South Deep strike continues

SOUTH AFRICA – The strike by National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members that began on Nov. 2 continues at the South Deep […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:31 pm

CONTROLS: ABB adds new digital options for mining electrical systems

SWEDEN – ABB recently expanded its ABB Ability System 800xA Power Control Library (formerly MIDAS Library) software to include more options to communicate […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:29 pm

Horizonte completes feasibility on Araguaia nickel project in Brazil

Araguaia, one of the largest undeveloped ferro-nickel projects in the world, could produce about 52,000 tonnes of ferronickel a year over a […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:27 pm

EXPLORATION: Google honours Canadian geologist

CALIFORNIA – Last week, Google honoured Canadian geologist Joseph Burr Tyrrell by dedicating its Doodle to him. Tyrrell, who was born in […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:25 pm

COPPER: Excelsior finances Gunnison copper project in Arizona

ARIZONA – Excelsior Mining plans to complete construction at its Gunnison copper project in southeastern Arizona and enter production over the next year […]

Marilyn Scales | November 5, 2018 | 4:23 pm

LITHIUM: First Li-ion battery recycler in Quebec lands $3.8M from feds

QUEBEC – Sustainable Development Technology Canada has awarded the engineering firm Seneca $3.8 million toward developing a lithium-ion battery recycling business in […]

Marilyn Scales | November 1, 2018 | 4:37 pm