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Teck Pilots Use of LNG in Haul Trucks at Fording River Steelmaking Coal Operation

Teck Resources Limited is piloting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel source in six haul trucks at its Fording River steelmaking coal operation in southeast B.C. - marking the first use of LNG as a haul truck fuel at a Canadian mine site.

11 Dec 2015

Comstock and AMT Complete Construction of First Phase of Harris Portal at Lucerne Surface Mine

Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company") announced that, on Friday, November 20, 2015, in conjunction with American Mining and Tunneling LLC ("AMT"), it has completed construction of the first phase of the entire 800 foot underground exploration drift ("Harris Portal") at the north end of the existing Lucerne Surface Mine.

25 Nov 2015

Khot Infrastructure Receives Expanded Road Building Permits, Applies for Rail Bed Construction Permit

KHOT INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS, LTD. ("KHOT" or the "Company") announced today that its Mongolian Subsidiary, Ashid Munkiin Zam LLC, ("AMZ"), applied for and has been granted by the Mongolian Government an expanded road building permit, valid until July 2018, with new authorizations to participate in bridge construction and regular road maintenance works, in addition to the previous construction and repair authorizations.

13 Nov 2015

True North Gems Procures Gemstone Processing Plant for Aappaluttoq Ruby and Pink Sapphire Mine

True North Gems Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, True North Gems Greenland A/S, has completed the procurement of the processing plant equipment (gemstone recovery circuit) for the Aappaluttoq ruby and pink sapphire mine in SW Greenland.

From True North Gems 6 Nov 2015

Timmins Gold Acquires Goldcorp’s Process Plant and Infrastructure Assets for Ana Paula Project

Timmins Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has closed the acquisition from a Mexican subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc. of the complete process plant and select auxiliary equipment used in the operation of Goldcorp's El Sauzal Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico.

From Timmins Gold Corp 3 Nov 2015

Platinum Group Delivers Notice to Sprott for Drawdown of US $40 Million Working Capital Facility

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. reports that it has delivered notice to Sprott Resource Lending Partnership for the drawdown of a US $40 million working capital facility executed in February, 2015.

From Platinum Group Metals Ltd 3 Nov 2015

ITEC Provides Update on Pre-Production Bulk Test at WPE Gold Project

Intertech Solutions Inc. ("Intertech Solutions Inc.," "ITEC" or the "Company") today wishes to update the recently announced pre-production bulk test at the WPE Gold Project, near Quartzite Arizona.

14 Oct 2015

Antioquia Gold to Begin Construction at Cisneros Project

Antioquia Gold Inc. ("Antioquia" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that construction will begin on October 14, 2015 at its Cisneros Project. On October 6, 2015 the Company entered into an agreement with Consorcio Guaico, a consortium of respected Colombian contractors Mincivil S.A,, Estyma S.A. and Latinco S.A.

14 Oct 2015

True North Gems Begins Concrete Pour at Aappaluttoq Ruby Project Processing Plant

True North Gems Inc. is pleased to announce that it has commenced the concrete pour at the Aappaluttoq Ruby Project processing plant. The construction of the corundum and gemstone recovery facility is a major milestone on the project's critical path that remains on schedule.

From True North Gems 1 Oct 2015

Senior Mining Executives to Share Energy Strategies at Energy and Mines Toronto Summit

The global mining sector is facing a tough business environment with low commodity pricing, rising energy costs and constraints, increasingly remote locations and heightened stakeholder opposition. In this environment, the need to reduce operational power costs and gain stakeholder buy-in is critical to success and mining leaders are increasingly interested in the role that renewable energy can provide in addressing these goals.

30 Sep 2015