Canada


Retired miner Leo Cameron performs the "Five-Point Safety System Song" at the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Source: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Sudbury songbirds snag top prizes

Some might say working in the mining industry is nothing to sing about, but the results of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s (CMHF) mining song contest prove that shovels, shafts and mine safety measures can inspire musical…


Equipment at Quest Rare Minerals' pilot plant in Mississauga, Ontario. Source: Quest Rare Minerals

Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake

Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the…


Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson

Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick, with a feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years. 



The camp that supports the Fire Lake North project. Source: Champion Iron Mines

Positive prefeasibility fails to stop Champion Iron’s slide

VANCOUVER – A preliminary feasibility study concluded the East and West deposits at Champion Iron Mines’ (CHM-T) Consolidated Fire Lake North project could produce 9.3 million tonnes of concentrate grading 66% iron for almost 20 years,…


Inside Quest's mini-pilot plant at Ortech.

Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake

Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the solvent…




This year's inductees to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, from left: Pierre Lassonde, Gerald Grandey, Chuck Fipke and James O'Rourke. Source: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four more

Four new inductees boasting outstanding achievements in the diverse fields of diamonds, gold, uranium and copper joined the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in the twenty-fifth annual ceremony in Toronto on Jan. 10, 2013.




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