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Mining news: CanadaOIL SANDS EXPANSION: Syncrude’s plans include Aurora South mineCanadian Mining Journal reports that ALBERTA - Calgary’s Canadian Oil Sands Trust, 37% owner of the Syncrude project near Fort McMurray, has announced plans to expand synthetic crude oil production to 425,000 bbl/day by the end of this decade. No cost estimates have yet been made for the expansion……more at Canadian Mining [...] MINERAL PROCESSING: Hydromet tested for Ferguson Lake oreNUNAVUT - Starfield Resources of Montreal has asked SGS Lakefield Research to develop a hydrometallurgical process for recovering metal from the massive sulphide ore of its Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt project within the Hearne Domain of the Churchill Province…..more at Canadian Mining Journal Canadian mining associations praise federal budget mining initiativesCanada’s Conservative government Thursday demonstrated its continued commitment to the nation’s mining and exploration sector through several initiatives contained within the proposed federal budget. Canadian mines unscathed in ChileCanadian mines unscathed in Chile Workers are seen at Yamana’s Minera Florida mine in Chile. Montana Senators Plan Bill to Ban Mining and Energy Development Near Glacier National ParkBoth U. S. Senators from Montana say they will introduce a bill to ban mining and oil and gas development on federal lands in the North Fork Flathead drainage, which forms the western boundary of Glacier National Park. The announcement comes after Canadian officials took similar steps north of the border….more at Argentine Judge halts work at Yamana mine after violence erupts during protestsProtests by anti-mining activists at the Canadian gold diggers Acua Rica project in Argentina’s Catamarca province turned ugly Wednesday and a ruling was made to suspend work done locally Musselwhite - first Canadian mine to win International Cyanide Code certificationGoldcorp’s Musselwhite mine in northwest Ontario has become the first gold mining operation in Canada to be fully certified under the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold. Musselwhite is an underground mine that produces some 250,000 oz/y of gold. CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: The True North, strong and … mappedFaculty and graduate students from the University of Calgary have joined in the research of sedimentary basins… [Full Story] Montana Senators Plan Bill to Ban Mining and Energy Development Near Glacier National ParkBoth U. S. Senators from Montana say they will introduce a bill to ban mining and oil and gas development on federal lands in the North Fork Flathead drainage, which forms the western boundary of Glacier National Park. The announcement comes after Canadian officials took similar steps north of the border….more at [...] PUBLICATION: Dealing with artisanal and small-scale miningLONDON, UK - The International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM) has published a new document, called “Working Together”, for companies engaging with the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector…..more at Canadian Mining Journal NICKEL-COPPER MINING: Shakespeare production beginsONTARIO - URSA Major Minerals of Toronto has begun mining ore at its Shakespeare nickel-copper open pit mine 70 km west of Sudbury…..more at Canadian Mining Journal CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: Auto Workers call for probe of Kidd plant closingsThe Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) is calling for a federal and provincial probe into the planned closing of the Kidd copper smelter and zinc plant at Timmins, ON…..more at Canadian Mining Journal |
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