Pretium ramps up Brucejack gold mine in BC
VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources’ (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) new 8.7 million oz. Brucejack gold mine in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle district is “well […]
Marilyn Scales
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GOLD: Acacia, Tanzanian government reach 50:50 deal
TANZANIA – Acacia Mining of London, U.K. and the Tanzanian government have reached a deal whereby they will share the benefits from […]
NICKEL-IRON: FPX Nickel cuts near surface, higher grades at Decar project
BRITISH COLUMBIA – FPX Nickel of Vancouver has results from three of the eight diamond drill holes in the Baptiste deposit at […]
COPPER-ZINC: Teck buys out San Nicolas partner
MEXICO – Vancouver’s Teck Resources has bought out the 21% of the San Nicolas copper-zinc project owned by Goldcorp, making Teck the […]
BMO: Gold miners may revisit dormant mega-projects
VANCOUVER — The last five years have seen large-cap miners shelve – and often write down – ambitious, greenfield development projects that carry […]
IRON ORE: Baffinland sets shipping record of 4.1M tonnes over 75 days
NUNAVUT – Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. of Oakville, Ont., has set a seasonal shipping record of approximately 4.1 million tonnes of iron […]
GOLD: Lundin orders long lead time processing equipment for Fruta del Norte project
ECUADOR – Vancouver-based Lundin Gold says it has ordered long lead time grinding equipment for the Fruta del Norte gold mill. The […]
URANIUM: NexGen drills massive pitchblende at Rook I’s South Arrow
SASKATCHEWAN – NexGen Energy of Vancouver reports that the radioactivity results for 16 holes from the South Arrow discovery at the Rook […]
GOLD: Metanor extends Barry shear zone down to 400 metres
QUEBEC – Metanor Resources of Val d’Or, Que., has drilled an additional 24 holes this summer at its Barry gold project 100 […]
Commerce Resources pushes for Canada’s first rare earth mine
Vancouver-based Commerce Resources (TSXV: CCE; US-OTC: CMRZF) is trying to confirm feasibility of what could be the first rare earth element (REE) mine in […]
GOLD: Osisko ups bought deal to $284M
MONTREAL – The ink was hardly dry on yesterday’s $260-million offering, when Osisko Gold Royalties announced that the deal was increased to […]
GOLD: New high grade surface discovery at Eleonore South
QUEBEC – The operator, Azimut Exploration of Longueuil, Que., and partners have discovered a new high grade surface showing at their Eleonore […]
Bridging the gap: Training considerations for transitioning from open pit to underground mining
As some mines evolve from open pit to underground operations, a fundamental transformation occurs in the skills and knowledge required from the […]