GOLD: McEwen raises $40M for purchase of Black Fox mine
TORONTO – McEwen Mining has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters for the purchase of 18 million common shares […]
Marilyn Scales
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CONFERENCE: Renewables and low carbon energy experts to meet in Toronto
TORONTO – Global mining leaders will meet with international renewables and low-carbon energy experts in Toronto this Nov. 27-28 at the 5th […]
Greek government bends on Eldorado’s ultimatum
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has received three permits in quick succession and a formal notice of arbitration after announcing earlier this […]
SUSTAINABILITY: MAC adds child labour to list of unsustainable practices
OTTAWA – On Sept. 18, the Mining Association of Canada added new measures to its Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM) program to prevent […]
GOLD: Rubicon updates current program at Phoenix
ONTARIO – Toronto-based Rubicon Minerals Corp. has taken the opportunity to update results of its current exploration program at its Phoenix gold […]
BOOK: Keevil pens memoir, “Never Rest on Your Ores”
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources and McGill-Queen’s University Press are jointly publishing a new book, “Never Rest on Your Ores: Building a Mining […]
GOLD: Kinross goes forward with $1B Tasiast, Round Mountain expansions
TORONTO – Kinross Gold is proceeding with not one, but two major expansions. One is the $590-million (all U.S. dollars) expansion phase […]
DOZER: Cat’s innovative D10 celebrates 40 years
Forty years ago, this writer drove the first Cat D10 dozer delivered to Canada. The brute was the centrepiece of a well-attended […]
Coeur to acquire JDS’ Silvertip mine in BC for US$200M
VANCOUVER — U.S.-based Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is coming to British Columbia pending a US$200-million cash-and-shares deal for JDS Silver and the fledgling Silvertip silver-zinc-lead mine 16 […]
GOLD: Pure Gold enjoys positive PEA for Madsen project
ONTARIO – Pure Gold Mining of Vancouver has received a positive preliminary economic assessment for the reopening of the Madsen gold mine […]
GOLD: Bonterra finds new zone west of Gladiator deposit
QUEBEC – Vancouver-based Bonterra Resources recently drilled a new zone of gold-silver mineralization at its Gladiator gold deposit 170 km northeast of […]
GOLD: Bulk sampling underway by RCG at Dufferin project
NOVA SCOTIA – Resource Capital Gold Corp. (RCG) of Vancouver is taking a 15,000-toonne underground bulk sample at its Dufferin gold project. […]
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 […]