mining and metals
Vale to pay $230M to export nickel while N.L. processing plant ramps up
Vale will pay province for letting it export more Voisey’s Bay nickel concentrate while Long Harbour processing plant ramps up
Barrick Gold boss unveils plans for leaner, more focused company
John Thornton said Barrick will run on decentralized operating model that gives its mine operators more control
NRCan installs $6M rolling mill at Hamilton, Ont., research lab
Mill at NRCan’s CanmetMATERIALS lab accessible to industry interested in research and development work on cost-recovery basis
Alaska aboriginal group calls for joint study of B.C. mine safety
Group’s main concern is its $1-billion fishery, located downstream from several large-scale mining projects in B.C.
Mining ministers calling for rapid resource development
Ministers in charge of mining in B.C., Northwest Territories calling for resource development despite pricing slump
Feds lending $10M to Brantford, Ont., forging firm for expansion
Patriot Forge investing $63 million to build new 320,000-sq.ft. forging plant, nearly doubling company’s output
Copper Mountain output from B.C. mine near last year’s levels
Vancouver-based firm said it plans to produce about 80 million lbs. of copper from its flagship mine in southern B.C.
Toronto’s Corsa Coal cutting 130 jobs, idling pair of Pa. mines
Two of Corsa’s Pennsylvania mines facing permanent closure as company deals with global market weakness
Orbite granted patent allowance for red mud treatment process
Red mud is the waste product generated by the industrial process used for refining bauxite to obtain alumina
Hundreds facing layoffs at Grande Cache Coal in Alberta
Union claims Grande Cache Coal plans to stop operating strip mine, coal cleaning plant in western Alberta in February
