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Historic Hecla mine photo in black and white.
Mines The secret to Hecla Mining Company’s 125 years of success

Commitment and promising, low-cost properties hold the secret to Hecla Mining Company’s 125 years of success

by Jessica Kirby
The Renard Diamond Project is located in the James Bay region of north-central Québec.
Mining Insider, Mines, Quebec Stornoway commences ore processing at Renard Diamond Project

Stornoway is a leading Canadian diamond exploration and development company.

Aerial view of the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond collapse.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Imperial Metals launches lawsuit over Mt. Polley dam breach

The legal suit is against two Vancouver-based engineering firms, Knight Piesold and AMEC (now Amec Foster Wheeler), for negligence and breach of contract.

Picture of Mount Polley Mine building.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Mount Polley Mine receives authorization for return to normal operations

Research and monitoring to date indicates the environment is recovering rapidly from the devastating tailings pond breach at the mine.

Rachel Chouinard, MSc Student, University of British Columbia was one of the 2016 Scholarship winners.
Mining Insider, Education, Exploration, Minerals, Mines, Technology, British Columbia Geoscience BC announces 2016 scholarship winners

Geoscience BC announced that ten outstanding post-graduate students have been selected to receive 2016 Geoscience BC Scholarship Awards.

Picture of vertical shaft kiln at the Driftwood Project.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, British Columbia MGX Minerals taking “significant step” in the transition from exploration to mining

MGX Minerals' flagship project is the magnesite deposit at Driftwood Creek in B.C.

Aerial view of a mine.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, Global Centerra Gold buys Thompson Creek Metals

The combined company is expected to be firmly established as a low-cost gold producer with a geographically diversified footprint and industry-leading margins.

Picture of Max Mine and Mill in the B.C. Kootenays.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Goldcorp’s McPherson joins MX Gold as President and COO

McPherson will be the President and Chief Operating Officer in charge of all operations at the Company's Max and Willa mining and milling operation.

De Beers geologist collecting samples from esker at West Athabasca.
Mining Insider, Minerals, Mines, Global De Beers completes KIM sampling at West Athabasca

New high-resolution airborne magnetic survey planned to define targets in preparation for drilling.

Picture of Bill Bennett, MLA for the East Kootenay region.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia East Kootenay MLA and BC Mines & Energy Minister announces he won’t seek re-election

First elected in 2001, Bill Bennett has held several high profile cabinet positions in the B.C. government including being Tourism Minister.

Picture of chain-link fence and construction sign.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Cummins Sparwood embarks on constructing new building

The groundwork is being laid for the construction of the new Cummins Western Canada location in Sparwood.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., is pleased to announce the appoinment of Anthony (Tony) Makuch as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, Ontario Kirkland Lake Gold appoints Anthony Makuch new CEO

Following the resignation of George Ogilvie, Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Makuch as the new CEO of the company.

Gavin Dirom, AME BC president.
Mines, British Columbia Despite challenging market conditions, some B.C. mining projects going ahead

Although 2015 was another challenging year for the BC mining sector, some industry watchers think the worst might be over.

by Peter Caulfield
Duane Gingrich Headshot
Mines, Global Resilience is the key to surviving downturns

Strong foundations and new technology are driving progress and even growth during a downturn for companies who are not afraid to innovate

by Jessica Kirby
An open-pit mine.
Mining Insider, Mines, Global Slower, lower, weaker…but not defeated—PwC Global Mine 2016 report

Many new records were set by the world's top 40 mining companies, according to PwC's annual global mine report.

A man holding come raw coal
Mining Insider, Mines, Global Saskatchewan, Quebec top Canadian jurisdictions for mining investment—Canada slips in global rank

For the second consecutive year, Saskatchewan ranks as the top jurisdiction in Canada and finishes second worldwide behind Western Australia.

The portal facilities at the entrance of the Montanore Mine, in northwest Montana.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, Global Hecla to acquire Mines Management

Following closing of the merger, Hecla intends to advance the evaluation program of Montanore, located in northwest Montana.

Picture of the Jersey Emerald property, near Salmo.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, British Columbia Margaux Resources announces 2016 drilling program at Jersey Emerald Tungsten-Zinc property

One of the Kootenay's oldest mine sites, near Salmo, is getting a new lease on life with the start of a drilling program to explore its future potential.

Picture of Claude Mines.
Mining Insider, Mines, Saskatchewan Vancouver-based SSRI buys Saskatoon’s Claude Resources

Silver Standard’s shareholders will own roughly 68% of the combined company with shareholders of Claude Resources holding the remaining 32%.

Mining Insider, Exploration, Minerals, Mines, Ontario Kennady Diamonds Completes 2016 Winter Drilling Program

Four diamonds identified in core during logging Faraday 1 and 3 traced onto land

Cover of the PwC annual British Columbia Mining Survey.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, British Columbia PwC BC Mining Report 2015: The worst is behind us

The survey also highlights the challenges and opportunities for the sector, which is a key contributor to the BC economy as well as Canada’s GDP.

Rough diamond
Mining Insider, Exploration, Minerals, Mines, Saskatchewan Uranium explorer may have uncovered massive kimberlite field in the Athabasca Basin

In the company’s search for diamonds in Labrador, Canada, they stumbled onto one of the country’s richest nickel-copper discoveries.

by John Gomez
Map of the Athabasca Kimberlite project.
Mining Insider, Mines, Saskatchewan CanAlaska enters into $20.4 million option with De Beers for diamond exploration in Saskatchewan

Deal covers 75 kimberlite-style targets identified by recent Saskatchewan government airborne survey.

A photo of a railway track running off into the prairies.
Mines, Saskatchewan Ames Construction crews are making an important contribution to the K+S Legacy project

The K+S Legacy mine will use underground solution mining to extract ore at greater depths than would be achieved using conventional mining methods

by Jessica Kirby
Site of the Kaminak Coffee Gold Project in the Yukon.
Mining Insider, Mines, Yukon Goldcorp announces acquisition of Kaminak Gold Corporation in $520 million deal

Kaminak's key asset is the 100%-owned Coffee Gold project, a gold deposit located approximately 130 kilometres south of the City of Dawson, Yukon.

(L-R Robert Gallagher, MABC Chair; Robert G. Scott, Teck Resources; Karina Briño, President & CEO, MABC; Hon. Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy & Mines)
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Mining Association of B.C. announces Robert G. Scott as the 2015 Mining Person of the Year

Held annually, B.C.'s Mining Week recognizes and celebrates the importance of this both historical and modern industry to British Columbians.

An open pit mine on the side of a mountain
Education, Mines, Technology, Global Emerging trends in the mining industry

Emerging trends in the mining industry may offer solutions—or at least opportunities for improvement industry-wide.

by Rory Bagley
UBC Associate Professor Lukas Bichler (second from left) discusses how to extract minerals from mining byproducts with his students.
Mining Insider, Education, Exploration, Mines, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia UBC and industry partnership spurs metallurgical sector development in BC Interior

The project challenges university researchers to find ways to sustainably extract and purify metals from lead-zinc smelting byproducts.

Aerial view of Gahcho Kué mine site in the snow.
Mines, Northwest Territories Gahcho Kué—The land of diamonds

After 20 years of determination and work, the Gahcho Kué diamond mine is set to begin production this fall and could become the world’s richest.

by Louis Bockner
Family Fun Day at Britannia Mine Museum.
Mining Insider, History, Mines, British Columbia Celebrate BC Mining Week with Family Fun Day at Britannia Mine Museum

The Museum will also debut its new 2016 summer exhibit, Water: Beneath the Surface, which examines the complex world of H2O.

One of Teck Resources' new LNG conversion coal haul trucks being tested in the Elk Valley.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, British Columbia $94M profit declared by Teck Resources, sees change in direction in steelmaking coal and zinc prices

Adjusted profit attributable to shareholders was $18 million, or $0.03 per share, compared with $64 million, or $0.11 per share in 2015.

Nevsun Resources Ltd.  and Reservoir Minerals Inc. have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their respective companies.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, Global Nevsun Resources and Reservoir Minerals combine—consolidate Timok Copper Project ownership

The combined company will be well funded with Nevsun’s existing strong balance sheet and operating cash flow and positioned to deliver value via Nevsun’s team.

A close-up picture of a person's hand carving a piece of jade
Mines, British Columbia Green Mountain Jade is shining the spotlight on Canadian-produced jade

Although relatively new to the game, Green Mountain Jade is not only producing large quantities of raw jade, but are also changing the way the world views jade

by Mason Buettner
Artist's rendition of mine.
Mining Insider, Mines, Northwest Territories Fortune Minerals announces permitting underway for NWT public highway to Whati

A requisite permit application has been submitted to the Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board to build a public highway to the community of Whati.

Helicopter supported treetop sampling.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, Technology, British Columbia Tree-top sampling program may help uncover new mineral deposits in B.C.

Geoscience BC is looking at whether concentrations of trace amounts of metals found in trees could lead prospectors to the next big mineral discovery.

Picture of construction backhoe.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Imperial recalls over half of their laid off employees—44 of 85 called back

The recalled personnel will focus on tailings dam construction, but may conduct some mining in the open pit if the schedule allows.

Geoscience BC today released the first two data reports on groundwater resources in the Peace Region of British Columbia, which will significantly improve understanding of the location of shallow saline and non-saline aquifers in the area.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, British Columbia Geoscience BC releases first data reports on groundwater aquifers in the Peace Region

The SkyTEM Survey Report provides digital data from an airborne survey, which will be used to map the 3D configuration of shallow aquifers in the Peace Region.

Graphic of West McArthur Project.
Mining Insider, Minerals, Mines, Global Cameco commences drilling at CanAlaska’s West McArthur Project

Cameco focusing on alteration zone at major structural break in C10 conductor

Lamarre stands beside a mucking machine, an underground mining vehicle for hauling ore, at the entrance to the Thompson Creek molybdenum mine near Challis, Idaho, in 1976.
Mines, Global Albert Lamarre—geologist, author and all-around adventurer

Albert Lamarre has been bombed and abandoned and has stared death in the face more than once—all in a day’s work.

by Jessica Kirby
Prolonged rally or market blip, the mining and resource sectors will be watching closely in future weeks and months to see if the bear market is abating.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, Sustainability & environment, Global Is the mining “Bear” market on the run?

According to a report in Business in Vancouver, recent positive stock market movements may be indicating that the five-year-long bear market may be in decline.

Photo of one of Hi-Test Sand's sand quarries.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia Horse Creek silica mine near Golden on the drawing board

The proposed mine would be located just north of Horse Creek, situated on a 60 acre parcel near Highway 95.

Pierre Gratton, MAC’s President and CEO.
Mining Insider, Mines, Global Federal Budget invests in mining essentials

Mining Association of Canada welcomes investment in key areas.

Lucara Diamond's Karowe diamond mine
Mines, Global Lucara Diamond makes history with 1,100+ carat gem-quality diamond discovery in Botswana

Lucara Diamond Corp. recently made diamond history

by Jessica Kirby
Aerial view of the Rook 1 camp in northern Saskatchewan.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, Saskatchewan NexGen Energy calls uranium drilling results, “simply stunning”

NexGen is a British Columbia corporation with a focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of Canadian uranium projects.

Lathem whirls the pan in water to remove the larger stones, leaving only a sandy sludge.
Minerals, Mines, British Columbia Gold panning is still alive and well on the Wild Horse River near Fort Steele, B.C.

Making a dream come true–being a gold miner on the Wild Horse River

by Nowell Berg
Results of the Fraser Institute’s 2015 annual survey of mining and exploration companies have been released.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, Global Saskatchewan tops for mining investment in Canada

The Fraser Institute publishes an annual survey of mining and exploration companies.

One of Karnalyte's summer drilling projects.
Mining Insider, Mines, Products & equipment Karnalyte Resources Inc. announces agreement in principle for $700m US financing for potash mine

The agreement with Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited will finance Phase 1 of a potash mine in Saskatchewan.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., based in Vancouver, B.C., has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Boliden AB to sell its Kevitsa Mine in Finland.
Mining Insider, Company Profiles, Mines, Global First Quantum Minerals announces the sale of its Kevitsa Mine for US$712 million to Boliden

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is an established and rapidly growing mining and metals company producing copper, nickel, gold, zinc and platinum group elements.

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