Editorial: Another death at Vale’s Sudbury mines
The month of January closed out with Vale having temporarily halted all underground mining at its five nickel mines in Sudbury, Ont., following the death of a miner at the Coleman mine on Jan. 29.
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Commentary: Integrating geophysics and geology
There always has been, and still is, a problem integrating geophysics into geology.
Premier Clark promises certainty, efficiency in BC
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark highlighted a reduced permitting backlog and improved conditions for the mineral industry at AME BC’s Jan. 25 Roundup luncheon.
Rex Murphy gives pep talk at Roundup
The 29th annual Association for Mineral Exploration BC Roundup conference wrapped up in Vancouver with a record 8,320 delegates in attendance.
Market news
Toronto Stock Exchange
Spot prices
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 30, 2012 (change from Jan. 23 in brackets):
Caledonia boosts Blanket output, targets more gold in 2012
Caledonia Mining (CAL-T, CMCL-L) says total gold production for 2011 more than doubled at its Blanket mine in southwestern Zimbabwe, pushing its stock up nearly 9%.
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,250.00/t
Daily metal prices
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Detour secures funds to build mine
Detour Gold (DGC-T) is raising $240 million in equity to finish building its Detour Lake mine near Cochrane, Ont., in hopes of becoming “Canada’s largest gold mining operation,” states the company’s president and CEO, Gerald Panneton, in a…
Roundup highlights new discoveries in BC, Yukon and Alaska
With the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia celebrating its 100th anniversary at this year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, it was only fitting that most of the projects highlighted in the Tuesday sessions had long…