State approval of the discovery of the new Anenskoye gold deposit in the Krasnoyarsk Territory of Russia has been granted to Polymetal. Enisey Mining and Geological, a Polymetal subsidiary, received a state certificate listing it as the pioneer discoverers of the deposit. The certificate granted by the State Territorial Agency of Natural Resources lists the […]

Roca Mines has updated IM on construction and development activities for its Phase I, 500 t/d mine at the MAX molybdenum project, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. In underground development, Genex Mining has completed rehabilitation of rail and services in the 960-m adit and the development of refuge stations, required for underground operations, […]

Wardrop Engineering is continuing to update and revise feasibility engineering work and costs for the Redfern Resources Tulsequah zinc-copper-silver-gold project in British Columbia, Canada.  Work has been underway since early May and is expected to be finalized by year end. The scope of the feasibility study has been expanded to include an evaluation of the use of […]

Angus & Ross reports on the progress of its 2006 exploration programme at its Black Angel zinc-lead property in West Greenland. A total of over 1,000 m has already been drilled with 15 holes completed in the first three weeks of the current programme.  In particular 11 new holes have been drilled to test the […]

Matt Ward of Varis tells IM that the company now has Smart Blast systems operating at Lac des Isles mine in northwest Ontario, Canada, Falconbridge Fraser mine in Sudbury, Canada and will be implementing a system at FNX’s McCreedy West mine in Sudbury (IM, May 2006, Operation Focus).
Ward says the benefits are numerous. The two-way communication […]

The U.S. Census Bureau last week released a report that details huge surges in mining machinery shipments for 2005. According to the report, MiningMachinery and Mineral Processing Equipment: 2005, US mining equipment manufacturers shipped $2 billion worth of goods in 2005, marking a 39.7% jump over the $1.4 billion shipped in 2004.
The report shows shipments […]