MINING PEOPLE: Great Panther Silver, Osisko Metals, and Teck
The new president and CEO of Great Panther Silver in Vancouver is Jim Bannantine, effective Aug. 16, 2017. He was most recently […]
Marilyn Scales
Posts by Marilyn Scales:
PIPES: Victaulic Refuse-to-Fuse system fast, economical
EASTON, Penn. – Victaulic’s is offering its Refuse-to-Fuse system, a new joining method for high density polyethylene pipe that eliminates the need […]
Barrick’s Acacia, Tanzanian gov’t stay on collision course
The months-long showdown between Barrick Gold’s 63.9%-owned subsidiary Acacia Mining and the Tanzanian government heated up in the last days of July, […]
PALLADIUM: NAP returns to profitability in Q2
TORONTO – This year’s second quarter marked the return to profitability for North American Palladium (NAP) since financial restructuring in mid-2015. Net […]
POTASH: Mosaic to acquire Vale’s fertilizer business including Kronau project in Canada
SASKATCHEWAN – A Brazilian regulator has approved the sale by Vale SA of its fertilizer division to Mosaic Company of Plymouth, Minn. […]
POWER: BC Hydro to buy Teck’s share of Waneta Dam
BRITISH COLUMBIA – BC Hydro has exercised its right of first offer to buy out Teck Resources’ two-thirds interest in the Waneta […]
LITHIUM-TANTALUM: Critical Elements submits EIS for Rose project
QUEBEC – Critical Elements Corp. of Montreal has officially submitted the environmental impact statement to the Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee […]
INNOVATION: CMIC and CEMI offer joint submission to federal government
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) propose the creation of […]
Q2 review of Canada’s largest gold producers
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner presents a round-up of second quarter results from Canada’s largest gold producers by market capitalization, namely: Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: […]
COPPER-ZINC: Tulsequah Chief mine fails to find new owner
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Black Loon Metals, a private company, has reportedly backed away from a deal to purchase the former Tulsequah Chief […]
GOLD: Treasury Metals resumes drilling at Goliath
ONTARIO – Treasury Metals of Toronto has begun the 30,000-metre phase two drilling program at its Goliath gold project 20 km east […]
URANIUM: Denison makes new high grade find at Waterbury Lake
SASKATCHEWAN – Toronto’s Denison Mines has made a new high grade discovery at the Waterbury Lake joint venture in the eastern part […]
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 […]