BURKINA FASO – Avesoro Resources has temporarily suspended operations at its Youga gold mine in Burkina Faso and moved all staff to the capital Ouagadougou as a precautionary measure, after a group of armed artisanal miners overran the camp and tried&#…
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YUKON – Vancouver-based Golden Predator Mining says the higher price of gold is good reason to advance the reopening of the former Brewery Creek gold mine 55 km east of Dawson City. The exploration program being stepped up and heavy…
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MONTREAL – Natural Resources Canada wants to see Canada’s mining industry to be green leaders in technology. To that end, the federal government is investing over $1.5 million in the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning at McGill Universit…
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SASKATCHEWAN – The Mosaic Company of Plymouth, Minn., has announced plans to close the Colonsay potash mine near the town of the same name. Layoff notices effective Sept. 10 went out to 359 employees and no suggestion of when the…
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The new CEO of Altiplano Metals in Edmonton is Alastair McIntyre. He will lead the company’s efforts in Chile. McIntyre holds a BSc in geology and a BComm in economics from Dalhousie University. Former CEO John Williamson will retain his…
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BRISBANE, Australia – RPMGlobal has reached a significant milestone as the organization celebrates 50 years of delivering premier consulting and advisory services to the global mining industry. During this time, RPMGlobal has earned a strong reputation…
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Addressing questions about time management, dealing with stress, creativity and teamwork, Randy Smallwood shares a number of lessons he’s learned throughout his decades long career as a mining executive. Find out more at The Northern Miner.
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YUKON – Vancouver- based ATAC Resources is mourning the loss of Julia Lane, its VP of exploration. The company announced on Thursday that Lane and Shawn Kitchen were casualties in a fatal aircraft accident on Aug. 6. Twenty-four year-old Kitchen was th…
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ONTARIO – Moneta Porcupine Mines and the Washgoshig First Nation have signed an exploration agreement to promote a co-operative and mutually respectful relationship that covers Moneta’s activities on its claims at the Golden Highway property. Any furth…
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SASKATCHEWAN – Star Diamond Corp. of Saskatoon says that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada has completed five of the 10 bulk sample trench cutter holes at the Star-Orion South diamond project near Fort a la Corne. Rio Tinto has an option…
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