DIAMONDS: Dominion receives water licence for Jay project
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Dominion Diamond Corp. of Yellowknife, NWT, has received approval of the Type A water licence for the Ekati diamond […]
Marilyn Scales
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MERGER: Eldorado, Integra shareholders approve combination
VANCOUVER – Eldorado Gold and Integra Gold jointly announced on July 10 that their respective shareholders had approved the arrangement between the […]
AWARD: Ross Beaty receives Order of Canada
OTTAWA – Mining magnate and philanthropist Ross Beaty is among the 99 prominent Canadians awarded membership in the 2017 Order of Canada. […]
HAULAGE: Sandvik smart truck designed for intelligent underground production
FINLAND – Sandvik is introducing a pair of new intelligent mining trucks for automated underground haulage. They deliver safety, productivity and profitability […]
Junior gold miners reap investment windfall from majors
Direct investment in the TSX listed shares of junior gold companies this year is the highest it’s been in the last 10 […]
SILVER: Guatemala pulls licence for Tahoe’s Escobal mine
GUATEMALA – Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources is taking its case to the Guatemalan constitutional court after that country’s supreme court temporarily suspended the […]
GOLD: Monster Lake yields 80+ g/t for TomaGold and Iamgold
QUEBEC – Partners TomaGold (45%) of Montreal and Iamgold (50% and operator) of Toronto have drilled bonanza grades at the Monster Lake […]
COPPER: Amarc, Hudbay partner on the Ike porphyry
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Amarc Resources has entered into a farm-in agreement with Hudbay Minerals of Toronto for Amarc’s Ike copper porphyry […]
MINING PEOPLE: Discovery Metals, Northern Shield, and X-Terra Resources
Vancouver-based Discovery Metals Corp. has named Taj Singh as president and CEO. He is a mining executive with over 17 years of […]
Pershing envisions Relief Canyon as low cost gold mine
VANCOUVER — Following one year of infill drilling and number crunching, Pershing Gold (TSX: PGLC; NASDAQ: PGLC) has produced a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Relief Canyon […]
TRANSPORTATION: MAC applauds federal plan for Canada’s North
OTTAWA – The Mining Association of Canada says it applauds the most recent announcement concerning the federal government’s infrastructure plan – the […]
URANIUM: McClean Lake granted 10-year licence renewal
SASKATCHEWAN – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has granted a 10-year extension to the operating licence of the McClean Lake uranium mine […]
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 […]