Lake Shore says worker killed at Timmins West mine

Canadian gold producer Lake Shore Gold said a worker who was part of a crew heading development underground, died at its Timmins West mine in northern Ontario. Full details of the accident were unknown, and the Ontario Provincial Police, the...

Brigus says COO exits

Brigus Gold, the TSX-listed company that owns the Black Fox mine near Timmins, Ontario, said on Tuesday COO Richard Allan quit effective December 31. The company did not give reasons for his leaving, only saying an unnamed “newly hired”...

Lake Shore announces 1.03Moz resource at Thunder Creek

Canadian junior Lake Shore Gold announced an initial 1.3-million ounce indicated and inferred resource at its Thunder Creek project near Timmins, Ontario, sending its shares nearly 7% higher on the TSX. Of the resource, 521 600 oz are in the...

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Brigus ready to ramp up underground mining

TSX- and Amex-listed Brigus Gold has completed construction of new underground infrastructure at its Black Fox mine, in Timmins, and expects to achieve commercial production at the operation during April. The company expects to exceed 250 t/d...

Hochschild opts out of Lake Shore offering, diluting stake

LSE-listed Hochschild Mining will not participate in an equity financing announced by Canada's Lake Shore Gold, the firm announced on Thursday. Hochschild, which produces silver and gold from mines in Latin America, owns 37% of Lake Shore, but...

Lake Shore mulls mill expansion to 3 000 t/d next year

TSX-listed Lake Shore Gold is “strongly considering” a further expansion of its Bell Creek mill in Timmins, Ontario, next year to 3 000 t/d, a senior executive said on Wednesday. The company is already nearing completion of an expansion to...

Ontario mulls use for Xstrata met site

The government of Ontario is working with the city of Timmins to consider options for the Xstrata metallurgical site, the province said on Monday. Xstrata announced in December it would permanently close down its copper and zinc metallurgical...

Union wants Ontario premier to block Xstrata plant closure

Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza has asked Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty to prevent Xstrata from closing its Kidd Creek Met site, warning that the closure, which is scheduled for May 1, will “set a dangerous precedent”. A...

Full steam ahead for new mining projects

After the deep freeze of 2008 and early 2009, new mine and project activity in Canada is heating up again. Like their peers around the world, Canadian miners and developers responded to the financial crisis and low metals prices by closing mines,...

Canadian union wants govt investigation of Xstrata closure

The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union wants the government to investigate whether international miner Xstrata has good enough reasons for closing its Kidd metallurgical site, in Timmins, Ontario. The provincial and federal governments should...

Lake Shore will raise C$100m for Timmins projects

TSX-listed Lake Shore Gold has unveiled plans to sell almost 22-million shares to raise C$100-million for development of its projects in Timmins, Ontario. Earlier this month, Lake Shore acquired junior West Timmins Mining, adding to its footprint...