BRITISH COLUMBIA – Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto has received a positive preliminary economic assessment of its flagship Cariboo gold project 83 km east of Quesnel. The project covers deposits on Island, Cow and Barkerville mountains and will recov…
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ONTARIO – Vancouver-based Gatling Exploration has shared new drill results from its initial program at the Cheminis deposit, part of the Larder Lake project in the Cadillac-Larder Break. A second drill rig at the site returned core that assayed 12.3&#…
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QUEBEC – Nouveau Monde Graphite of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Que., has received a $4.25-million commercialization grant from the federally funded Sustainable Development Technology Canada program. The funds will be used to build a value added graphite p…
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GERMANY – Microdrones UAVs are taking the global mining industry by storm. Less expensive than the helicopters traditionally used by the industry to gain an aerial perspective, drones are providing mining companies with mapping abilities that provide b…
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Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) is convinced it can add years to the mine life at its 2,000-tonne-per day Mercedes gold-silver mine in Mexico’s Sonora state. “We’ve got about a 4 to 5-year mine life based on current reserves, and that…
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TORONTO – Copper is now being used to clad used nuclear fuel containers – or UFCs – so that it is safe to store them. Experts from Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization designed, developed and manufactured a first-of-a-kind system that…
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ONTARIO – Great Bear Resources released the latest drill results from its 100% owned Dixie project in the Red Lake district in Ontario. A new, high grade sub-zone was discovered to the west of and above the Hinge zone, returning 30.81 g/t…
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YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – The federal government has announced it will invest $2.2 billion over the next 15 years for the cleanup of various mine sites in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The announcement was made by the Hon. Carolyn Bennett,…
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ONTARIO – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has issued a positive decision, allowing Treasury Metals to develop and mine the Goliath gold deposit 20 km east of Dryden. The Goliath project consists of development, mining, decommissioning and …
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It is with deep regret and profound sadness that SRK Consulting (Canada) shares news of the sudden passing of Dr. Martiz Rykaart at the end of May 2019. Maritz was a global specialist in geotechnical engineering for the mining industry…
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