GOLD: Detour’s new life of mine plan for Detour Lake
ONTARIO – Detour Gold Corp. of Toronto has revamped the mine plan for the Detour Lake gold mine 185 km northeast of […]
Marilyn Scales
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NICKEL: Vale wins award for Long Harbour hydromet plant
NEWFOUNDLAND – Natural Resources, a magazine covering mining, oil and gas, and renewable energy development and a sister publication of Atlantic Resources, […]
COPPER-GOLD: Carmacks deposit grows for Copper North
YUKON – Copper North Mining has prepared a new 43-101 report for its Carmacks copper-gold deposit 220 km north of Whitehorse. The […]
ZINC-LEAD: Canadian Zinc, Buchans Minerals study central mill facility
NEWFOUNDLAND – Canadian Zinc Corp. of Vancouver and Buchans Minerals Corp. (a subsidiary of Toronto-based Minco Plc) are researching the possibility of […]
OBIT: Atco founder Ron Southern dies at 85
CALGARY – Ronald D. Southern, founder and controlling owner of Atco Ltd. passed away on Jan. 21, 2016, at the age of […]
Forum CEO touts ‘very exciting’ year on the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — It’s not shaping up to be a particularly active year for the exploration community, but Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; US-OTC: […]
GOLD: Integra aims to raise $15M for exploration in Quebec
QUEBEC – Vancouver-based Integra Gold Corp. has entered into an agreement with Cormark Securities for the purchase of 30 million flow-through shares […]
GOLD-COPPER: AuRico step closer to Kemess underground
BRITISH COLUMBIA – AuRico Metals of Toronto is one step closer to development at the Kemess underground gold-copper project 430 km northwest […]
NICKEL: Charges dismissed against Vale at Voisey’s Bay
LABRADOR – A Newfoundland and Labrador provincial judge has found that Vale did not violate the federal Fisheries Act at its Voisey’s […]
MINING PEOPLE: Athabasca Minerals, GFK Resources, Nevada Copper, PotashCorp, and Western Copper and Gold
Chris Greenwood has been named VP operations of Athabasca Minerals in Edmonton. He will be responsible for the development of the aggregate […]
Optimism remains for investment in Northwest Territories
VANCOUVER — The Northwest Territories, which has led Canada in diamond and tungsten production, became a single commodity producer in late 2015 […]
FIRST NATIONS: Missanabie Cree sign seven joint ventures
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario – The Missanabie Cree First Nation has signed joint venture agreements with seven experienced business partners. The list […]
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 […]