GOLD: Detour estimates resources for zone 58N
ONTARIO – Toronto-based Detour Gold Corp. has received the initial independent resource estimate for zone 58N located 6 km south of the […]
Marilyn Scales
Posts by Marilyn Scales:
MINING PEOPLE: AngloGold, Copper Mountain, and Suncor
Kelvin Dushnisky will become the CEO and an executive director of AngloGold Ashanti in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept. 1, 2018. He […]
EXPLORATION: SGS opens sample preparation facilities in Val d’Or, Whitehorse
QUEBEC – SGS Canada is opening a new sample preparation facility in Val-d’Or. The new laboratory is strategically located to service the growing […]
Barrick president Kelvin Dushnisky to join AngloGold Ashanti as CEO
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) president Kelvin Dushnisky is leaving the company at the end of August to join AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) as […]
ALUMINUM: Rio contemplates spenting $710M in Saguenay
QUEBEC – Rio Tinto Aluminium of Montreal and the Quebec government have renewed their partnership by updating certain parts of the agreement […]
GOLD-PALLADIUM: Wheaton closes streaming deal on Stillwater
VANCOUVER – Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. has completed the gold and palladium streaming agreement with Sibanye Gold of South Africa for the […]
ZINC: First resource numbers from Nevada Zinc’s Lone Mountain project
NEVADA – Toronto-based Nevada Zinc Corp. now has the first resource estimate for its flagship Lone Mountain zinc project close to Eureka. […]
VALVES: New severe service guide from CGIS
VANCOUVER – When it comes to mining and mineral processing, there are a number of factors to be considered when deciding if […]
K2 begins two-phase exploration program at Wels in Yukon
K2 Gold (TSXV: KTO; US-OTC: KTGDF) has begun a $350,000 phase 1 exploration program at its 72-sq.-km Wels gold property in west-central Yukon, […]
POTASH: Encanto, Muskowekwan secure federal funds for mine
SASKATCHEWAN – The Muskowekwan First Nation and Encanto Potash Corp. of Vancouver have confirmed that the government of Canada will provide funding […]
STUDY: Exploration permitting process lacking says Fraser Institute
CALGARY – Investors are losing confidence in the mineral exploration permitting process in Canada, according to a study done by the Fraser […]
GOLD: Equinox begins stockpiling ore at Aurizona mine
BRAZIL – Equinox Gold of Vancouver has begun stockpiling ore from the open pit Aurizona gold mine in the Maranhao state in […]
Ximen advancing Kenville gold project near Nelson, B.C.
Vancouver-based Ximen Mining (TSXV: XIM; OTC: XXMMF) says it is one step closer to the start of development at its Kenville gold […]