Groundbreaking! America’s New Quest for Mineral Independence. Dr. Ned Mamula and Ann Bridges. 294 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1729669525 / ISBN-10: 1729669522. What happens when a geologist and an author whose chief interest is California’s Silicon Valley get …
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MONGOLIA – Oyu Tolgoi is expected to produce 125,000 to 155,000 tonnes of copper and 180,000 to 220,000 oz. of gold in concentrates this year, Turquoise Hill Resources reports. Last year the Mongolian copper-gold mine produced 159,100 tonnes of copper,…
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver-based NorZinc has signed a traditional land use agreement with the Nah?a Dehé Dene Band in Nahanni Butte. The agreement covers the construction and operation of an all season road connecting the Prairie Creek zinc-lead…
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QUEBEC – Underground and surface drilling yields results for Toronto-based Wallbridge Mining Co. at its Fenelon gold project 75 km northwest of Matagami. The results are high grade – up to 144.77 g/t gold over 6.1 metres – but the…
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Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. and Goldcorp of Vancouver announced plans on Jan. 14 to merge, creating the world’s leading gold producer. When the US$10 billion (all figures U.S. dollars) deal closes, a new company, Newmont Goldcorp, will be created…
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Boart Longyear announces the launch of its newest top hammer tooling, the DriftMaster series of rods and bits. They are designed with a unique thread profile for added endurance and strength in the most demanding…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Copper Mountain Mining of Vancouver met its 2018 full-year guidance with the production of 78.9 million lb. of copper from its Copper Mountain project 20 km south of Princeton. The mill treated 40,000 t/d with an average…
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ONTARIO – Toronto-based Rubicon Minerals Corp., buoyed by the results of its bulk sampling program last November, is making plans for its Phoenix gold project in the Red Lake district. The company’s 2019 exploration objectives are three-fold. First, pr…
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As a new year approaches, The Northern Miner runs down 15 of the most interesting new mines scheduled to begin production in 2019. Continue reading at The Northern Miner.
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ONTARIO – Toronto-based North American Palladium has signed a major mine development contract with Redpath Canada of North Bay, Ont. Redpath. The expansion will double the capacity of the mine and mill to 12,000 t/d from 6,000 t/d. The project…
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