Marilyn Scales, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

NICKEL-COPPER: NAN offers long and strong drill results from Maniitsoq

GREENLAND – Vancouver-based North American Nickel (NAN) has received the final assays from the 2015 diamond drilling program at its Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM […]

Marilyn Scales | November 10, 2015 | 4:13 pm

GOLD: Centerra’s Oksut project receives environmental nod

TURKEY – The Turkish ministry of environment and urbanization has approved the environmental impact study done by Toronto’s Centerra Gold for its […]

Marilyn Scales | November 10, 2015 | 4:11 pm

DRILLS: Atlas Copco adds more safety to Diamec Smart series

STOCKHOLM – Atlas Copco has introduced core drilling rigs that eliminate many of the hazardous operations for mines involved in underground core […]

Marilyn Scales | November 10, 2015 | 4:08 pm

BHP and Vale scramble to cope with Samarco disaster

VANCOUVER — Mining giants BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LON: BLT) and Vale (NYSE: VALE) haven’t offered much detail relating to a large scale tailings dam breach at […]

Marilyn Scales | November 10, 2015 | 4:03 pm

GOLD: TMAC plans $290M spending to put Hope Bay into production in 2017

NUNAVUT – Thanks to the proceeds of an initial public offering and other financial arrangements, TMAC Resources of Toronto raised $350 million […]

Marilyn Scales | November 9, 2015 | 4:55 pm

OIL SANDS: Shell launches Quest carbon capture and storage project

ALBERTA – Calgary-based Shell Canada has officially opened its Quest carbon capture and storage (CSS) project. The equipment will capture one-third of […]

Marilyn Scales | November 9, 2015 | 4:32 pm

DIAMONDS: New estimate for Star-Orion South increases significantly

SASKATCHEWAN – Updated resources numbers from the Star and Orion South kimberlites show a “significant increase,” says owner Shore Gold of Saskatoon. […]

Marilyn Scales | November 9, 2015 | 4:29 pm