Patrice Merrin is the new chair of Detour Gold Corp. in Toronto. She is currently a director of Glencore plc, and has held numerous other executive and board positions in the resource sector. She has also served with several government…
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GEORGIA – While GIW Industries’ pumps help users succeed every day, some materials can break down over time – either from misuse or from contact with abrasive or corrosive materials. Shaft sleeves are cylindrical metal tubes designed to protect pump…
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The global uranium mining market in the 2010s took a hit from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011 — which cut global uranium demand some 10% for many years — and the simultaneous ramping up of low-cost uranium…
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NEVADA – Vancouver-based SSR Mining, formerly Silver Standard Resources, has expanded its landholding in Nevada, acquiring approximately 8,900 hectares contiguous to its Marigold mine, nearly doubling the mine’s land position to 19,800 hectares. The ne…
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SASKATCHEWAN – Toronto-based Denison Mines Corp. is testing in situ recovery at the Wheeler River uranium project this summer. The ISR tests will help determine the viability of using it for commercial production at Wheeler River, which would be the&#…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Prize Mining Corp. of Vancouver has engaged JDS Energy and Mining to undertake a scoping level engineering and economic study of the company’s Kena gold project in the Kootenay Boundary region, just a few kilometres south of…
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ECUADOR – Vancouver’s Lundin Gold has begun mining the first production stope at its Fruta del Norte gold project near the village of San Antonio. Underground mining has begun although it will be Q3 this year before the processing plant…
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FINLAND – Water conservation, efficient tailings management and responsible mine reclamation are becoming increasingly important for mines to ensure their license to operate. Spearheaded by the launch of the new Metso VPX filter for tailings dewatering…
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Shares of Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) and Ur-Energy (TSX: URE) moved higher on a report from Bloomberg that the U.S. Department of Commerce is recommending that Washington take measures to protect domestic uranium production. The June 20 article, quoting t…
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MEXICO – Ridgestone Mining entered into an agreement to purchase a 100% interest in 10 mining concessions adjacent to its Rebeico gold-copper project in Sonora. The project sits on the Sierra Madre gold belt, credited with the production of over……
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