GOLD-COPPER: Golden Dawn to dewater Lexington mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Golden Dawn Minerals has received the permits and is making plans to dewater the former Lexington gold-silver mine near […]
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COPPER-GOLD: Hudbay takes option on Amarc’s Joy property
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Amarc Resources has agreed to option its Joy copper-gold property to Toronto’s Hudbay Minerals. Hudbay made a similar […]
GOLD: Kerr going underground to drill at Copperstone mine
ARIZONA – Toronto-based Kerr Mines has begun work on an underground exploration drift at its Copperstone gold property in LaPaz County. The […]
Agnico declares commercial production at Goldex’s Deep 1 project
VAL-D’OR, QUEBEC — With the declaration of first commercial production from the Deep 1 project, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM: NYSE: AEM) has entered […]
RING OF FIRE: Province to fund road proposals led by First Nations
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn and the chiefs of Marten Falls, Webequie and Nibiminik First Nations jointly announced that the province […]
GOLD: Victoria begins construction at Eagle project
YUKON – Toronto’s Victoria Gold Corp. held the official sod turning on Aug. 18 to mark the start of construction at its […]
NICKEL: Vale halts underground expansion at Voisey’s Bay
LABRADOR – Brazil’s Vale SA has again put plans on hold to develop and underground mine at the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper project […]
GOLD: Integra executives plan new venture
TORONTO – Having recently sold Integra Gold and its Lamaque project in Val d’Or, Que., to Eldorado Gold for $600 million, the […]
BUSINESS: Metso to divide its minerals services into two new areas
HELSINKI, Finland – Metso will change its business area organization in the minerals segment. The current Minerals Services business area will be divided […]
First Quantum defends copper hedging amid rising prices
VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LON: FQM) met expectations during the second quarter by most production metrics, but it finds itself in […]
GOLD: ATAC hits 67 metres of 3.4 g/t from Osiris at Rackla property
YUKON – ATAC Resources of Vancouver has the results from four recent diamond drill holes from the Conrad zone within the Osiris […]
NICKEL-COPPER: Midland, Altius discover new showing near James Bay
QUEBEC – There has been a new discovery of a nickel-copper-cobalt showing in the James Bay area by the 50:50 joint venture […]
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 […]