A Reuters news report stating Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is “putting future deals in Russia on hold” after recently acquiring a development project in the country is “an unfortunate mischaracterization,” the company told The Northern Miner. “We a…
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NEW BRUNSWICK – A group of scientists led by Jeff Dahn, a professor at Canada’s Dalhousie University and a research partner with Tesla, published a paper in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society where they present the concept of a new battery able…
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TORONTO – EY (Ernst & Young) has released its survey of mining risks as ranked by mining companies. Winning and/or maintaining a licence to operate is again the top risk, put there by 44% of the miners. Concerns over a…
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GUINEA – Toronto-based Iamgold says it has made a new discovery at its Karita gold project in the northeastern part of the country thanks to the results from reverse circulation drilling. The program confirmed the presence of multiple zones of…
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PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar’s new Cat AD45 underground mining truck is available in configurations to meet the strictest emissions standards. The AD45 delivers the superior speed on grade of its predecessor, the AD45B, and it has the same dimensional en…
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OTTAWA and TIMMINS, Ont. – J.L. Richards & Associates Limited (JLR) announced today that it has acquired Timmins-based engineering firm Porcupine Engineering Services (PES). This exciting strategic integration will allow JLR to expand its existing …
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UGANDA – An international consortium launched this week the Uganda Geoscience Data Portal, which is part of the African Resource Geoscience Initiative and aims to improve the geoscience understanding of the Jinja and Mbarara regions in Uganda. The webs…
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ARGENTINA – Lithium Americas has released an updated feasibility study that boosted the production capacity of Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy province to 40,000 tonnes per annum from 25,000 tonnes per annum. Lithium Americas and Ganfeng Lithi…
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QUEBEC – Toronto-based Eastmain Resources, operator of the Eleonore South joint venture in the James Bay region, has released results from 26 diamond drill holes completed in fall 2018 and winter 2019 programs. Eleonore South is a three-way joint ventu…
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SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based Forum Energy Metals has received positive assay results from the first two holes drilled by Rio Tinto Exploration Canada at the Janice Lake copper-silver property. Both holes were less than 100 metres deep in the Jansem t…
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