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A great deal of exploration, assessment and consideration of logistical details must occur before a mine can begin operation—and once it does, there are many things that can impact its success. In Canadian Mining & Energy, we look at t...
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New board appointments for Industry Training Authority (ITA)—BC’s Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship
The BC government appointed six new board members to the Industry Training Authority (ITA) to strengthen leadership in skilled trades training. The appointments include representatives from education, labour unions, and Indigenous affairs, reflecting diverse industry perspectives. This comes as demand for skilled workers continues to grow across Canada.
Golden Dawn: 18K tonnes will be produced at Greenwood Precious Metals project in 2018
Golden Dawn Minerals Inc. is preparing to restart production at its Lexington Mine and Greenwood Processing Plant in BC, targeting trial mining in August 2018 followed by processing 18,000 tonnes of material from October to December. The company has successfully de-watered the mine and is completing infrastructure upgrades to meet new regulatory requirements.
Osisko Metals completes winter drill program at Pine Point
Osisko Metals completed a 129-hole, 7,860-metre winter drilling program at the Pine Point zinc-lead project in the Northwest Territories. The program targeted near-surface historical deposits to convert 50 million tonnes of unclassified resources to NI 43-101 Indicated Resources. This is part of a larger 50,000-metre, 700-hole drilling campaign for 2018 at the former Cominco mining operation.
Trifecta Gold options Eureka Dome from Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.
Trifecta Gold has optioned the 156-claim Eureka Dome property from Pacific Ridge Exploration, expanding its Eureka project in Yukon's Klondike Goldfields. The property features highly anomalous gold-in-silt values up to 2,190 ppb Au and a 2km x 750m multi-element soil anomaly with strong pathfinder elements.
Mining truck makeovers drive important conversations
SMS Equipment Inc. and KMC Mining have painted two Komatsu mining trucks pink and blue with health awareness slogans to promote conversations about prostate cancer, breast cancer, and mental health in the mining sector. The initiative aims to encourage workers to prioritize health screening and open dialogue about wellness issues.
Op/Ed: Chris Gardner impasse must be broken to preserve investor confidence in Canada
The Confidence in Canada movement is pushing for government action on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project with just four weeks left until Kinder Morgan's May 31st deadline. Over 110 business and labor organizations are calling for resolution of the federal-provincial impasse to preserve investor confidence in Canada.
Drilling of Kiena Deep A Zone from exploration ramp returns high grade results
Wesdome Gold Mines reported high-grade gold results from underground drilling at the Kiena Deep A Zone in Quebec, with the best intercept returning 39.58 g/t gold over 18.2 metres. The company has completed 986 metres of exploration ramp development and plans to drill 50,000 metres underground to define the extent of the gold system ahead of an updated resource estimate.
Auryn Resources and Torq Resources appoints Natasha Frakes as Manager of Corporate Communications
Auryn Resources and Torq Resources have both appointed Natasha Frakes as Manager of Corporate Communications. Frakes brings extensive media experience from CBC and CTV news roles, plus recent mining industry exposure through Market One Media interviews with mining executives.
Sustainability for future generations
The inaugural Resources for Future Generations Conference (RFG2018) will bring together thousands of global participants from June 16-21, 2018 in Vancouver to address energy, minerals and water challenges for future generations. The event represents an unprecedented collaboration between major geological and mining organizations to create cross-sector solutions for meeting the needs of a growing global population.
Fortune Minerals reports Tlicho all-season road approval
Fortune Minerals received approval for the 97-kilometre Tlicho all-season road that will connect the community of Whatì to the territorial highway system. This road approval, combined with Fortune's previously approved 49-kilometre spur road, will enable the company to transport metal concentrates from its NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project to a planned refinery in Saskatchewan.
SMS Equipment Inc. announces Williams Lake branch move
SMS Equipment Inc. announced the relocation of its Williams Lake, BC branch to a larger 8,000 square foot facility on a 1.5-acre lot. The move provides expanded warehouse storage, yard space, and office capacity to support growth in serving construction, forestry, and mining equipment customers.
Mason Graphite hires senior commercial executive with strong experience in battery materials
Mason Graphite has hired Mario Felicetti as Vice-President Sales, bringing 15 years of experience including 5 years at Johnson Matthey focusing on energy storage materials. Felicetti previously managed global commercial strategy and negotiated multi-year contracts with Li-ion battery manufacturers across five regional offices.
UN Women and Teck extend partnership to empower indigenous women
Teck Resources and UN Women extended their partnership with a $1M investment to develop a training centre for Indigenous women in Northern Chile. The initiative expands the Originarias programme, which focuses on economic development, entrepreneurship and business management skills for Indigenous women in regions where Teck operates mines.
Eagle Plains acquires high-grade B.C. graphite property
Eagle Plains Resources has acquired a 711-hectare graphite property in British Columbia's Slocan region through staking, located 32km northeast of Nelson. The Slocan Graphite Project hosts large flake graphite occurrences with grades ranging from 1.2 to 3.5% carbon graphite over a 2km zone that has never been drill-tested. The property benefits from excellent infrastructure including proximity to an existing graphite processing plant and high-voltage transmission lines.
Pretium’s Brucejack Mine produces 32K ounces of gold in March
Pretium Resources reported steady production improvements at its Brucejack Mine, producing 32,910 ounces of gold in March as part of 75,689 ounces for Q1 2018. The company implemented a comprehensive grade control program and increased underground development rates to 700 meters per month, remaining on track for H1 2018 guidance of 150,000-200,000 ounces.
New gold discovery for Stelmine in the eastern James Bay region
Stelmine Canada announced a new gold discovery on its Trieste property in Quebec's James Bay region, with sampling returning 1.10 g/t gold from mineralized wallrock near banded iron formations. The company has expanded the property to 66.6 km² through acquisition of 81 new claims and plans a comprehensive exploration program for summer 2018.
Stelmine reveals a new gold-rich zone on Courcy
Stelmine Canada reported high-grade gold results from its new Southern Zone at the Courcy property in Quebec, including visible gold and assays up to 167 g/t Au. The company identified km-long mineralized structures and plans diamond drilling for summer 2018 to advance the discovery.
ASTTBC announces appointment of Theresa McCurry as CEO
Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) has appointed Theresa McCurry as its new CEO, effective April 9th. ASTTBC is BC's independent certifying body for engineering and applied science technologists and technicians, representing over 10,000 professionals who contribute $6 billion to BC's economy.
Fission appoints award-winning analyst to the Board
Fission Uranium Corp. has appointed Rob Chang, a highly regarded uranium analyst and former Bloomberg-recognized 'Best Precious Metals Analyst', to its Board of Directors. Chang brings 23 years of financial services experience and deep uranium sector expertise as the company advances its Patterson Lake South uranium project toward pre-feasibility studies.
Teck acquires Chile’s Quebrada Blanca minority interest
Teck Resources acquired an additional 13.5% interest in Chile's Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 copper project, bringing its ownership to 90%. The deal involves US$52.5 million upfront plus contingent payments up to US$210 million based on project milestones and copper prices.
Pure Gold announces excellent gold recoveries from metallurgical test work at Madsen
Pure Gold Mining announced excellent metallurgical test results from its Madsen Gold Project, achieving 95.4% average gold recovery with low reagent consumption. The results support potential improvement over the 92% recovery estimates used in the preliminary economic assessment and confirm the project's viability ahead of the feasibility study completion expected Q4 2018.
New reports deliver “most detailed picture ever” of groundwater in the Peace region
Geoscience BC released two comprehensive reports providing the most detailed groundwater mapping ever produced for northeastern BC's Peace region, where hydraulic fracking for natural gas occurs. The three-year Peace Project used advanced airborne geophysics and drilling to create 3D models predicting groundwater locations down to 300 meters depth with unprecedented accuracy.
Orla announces David Stephens as Director
Orla Mining announced David Stephens has been appointed to its Board of Directors, replacing Steven Thomas as Goldcorp's representative. Stephens brings extensive corporate development and capital markets experience from his current role as VP Corporate Development & Marketing at Goldcorp.
Fireweed substantially expands Macmillan Pass Project Area
Fireweed Zinc has signed option agreements to acquire two large claim blocks totaling 24,400 hectares adjacent to its Macmillan Pass Project in Yukon, more than doubling its land holdings to 46,900 hectares. The acquisitions from Constantine/Carlin and Golden Ridge Resources give Fireweed control over most of the Macmillan Pass Zinc District and expand potential for SEDEX zinc-lead-silver discoveries similar to its Tom and Jason deposits.