Abitibi Snapshot: Five companies to watch
The renewed strength in gold prices this year has reinvigorated the historic mining camps throughout the Abitibi region of Ontario and Quebec. […]
Marilyn Scales
Posts by Marilyn Scales:
GOLD: Triangle indicated resource grows 17.5% for Integra
QUEBEC – Integra Gold Corp. of Vancouver has released a new resource estimate for the Triangle deposit at its Lamaque South project […]
GOLD: Wesdome scores more high grades at Kiena
QUEBEC – Drilling by Wesdome Gold Mines of Toronto at the suspended Kiena gold mine in Val d’Or continues to return high […]
RARE EARTHS: Quest chooses blimps to fly in/out of Strange Lake
QUEBEC – Quest Rare Minerals of Montreal has chosen Straightline Aviation to provide air services for the transport of personnel, concentrate and […]
GOLD: Premier drilling yields 114 g/t over 1.26 metres for Ascot
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Ascot Resources of Surrey, BC, continues to drill successfully at the former high grade Premier gold mine near Stewart. […]
Newmont’s Long Canyon is early and below budget
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) has brought its newest gold mine, Long Canyon, online in Nevada, two months ahead of schedule and US$50 million […]
DIAMONDS: Valuation averages $52/ct for Kennady North
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Kennady Diamonds of Toronto has received a valuation averaging US$52 per carat for samples from the Kelvin kimberlite at […]
COPPER: Lundin raises $1.1B through Tenke sale to Chinese
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Toronto’s Lundin Mining Corp. has sold its 24% interest in the Tenke Fungurume copper-cobalt mine for $1.14 […]
GOLD-COPPER: Seabridge expands Deep Kerr mine plan on latest drill results
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The results from this year’s final three diamond drill holes at Deep Kerr allow Seabridge Gold of Toronto to […]
GOLD: Harte makes new discovery at Sugar Zone deposit
ONTARIO – Harte Gold Corp. of Toronto says it has made a “significant” new discovery at tits Sugar Zone property 60 km […]
Pressure grows on Samarco, one year after tailings disaster
Legal and financial pressures are mounting on Samarco, one year after a tailings dam failure sent 60 million m3 of mine waste […]
GOLD-COPPER: Homestake Ridge met tests create 25.7% Cu con
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Auryn Resources says that metallurgical testing of samples from the Homestake Ridge gold-copper project 30 km southeast of […]
Case study: Waterproofing high-temperature water flows in mining operations
In this study, the mine was in the process of tunnel excavation. Initially, the mining advanced under dry conditions. However, as the […]