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Gold in James Bay, Nunavik and Nunavut
Canada mined about 170 tonnes of gold in 2020, or just over 5% of worldwide production, making it the fifth-largest global producer. China ranks first (12%), followed by Australia (10%), Russia (9%)...
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EDITORIAL
Gold in James Bay, Nunavik and Nunavut
Canada mined about 170 tonnes of gold in 2020, or just over 5% of worldwide production, making it the fifth-largest global producer. China ranks first (12%), followed by Australia (10%), Russia (9%)...
MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING
Gold in Quebec Moving North of the Abitibi
The mineral wealth in the vast region north of the Abitibi in Quebec, Ontario and Nunavut remains largely unknown. Companies working in this underexplored area have uncovered some of its resources and...
INTERVIEW
20 years of SIDEX At the heart of the mining industry
In the early 2000s, the mining sector was going through challenging and uncertain times. Gold was stagnating at an all-time low of US$300 per ounce, exploration spending barely exceeded $100 million...
FOCUS
Banded Iron Formation-Associated Gold Deposits
Several major gold deposits in Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec are associated with banded iron formations, which are iron-rich (≥15 wt.% Fe) sedimentary units in submarine volcano-sedimentary sequences....
Gold Deposits of Nunavut
In 2019, Nunavut became Canada’s third-largest gold producer after Ontario and Quebec. Approximately 17 tonnes (~547,000 ounces) of gold were mined from three mines: Meadowbank (Portage, Vault and...
MINERAL EXPLORATION
Access to the Quebec’s Geoscience Information
Access to the strategic information collected during Quebec’s geoscience knowledge acquisition programs has become more important than ever in supporting mineral exploration in the province and...
A LOOK AT INNOVATION
Searching for specks of gold IOS FieldGold A low-cost and easy-to-use field method to identify gold
Mineral exploration geologists identify minerals and describe drill core textures, a process largely influenced by the geologist’s experience and the limitations of the human eye. The concentration of...
MINING RESTORATION
The circular economy When waste management is synonymous with mine site rehabilitation
A trendy expression if ever there was one, the circular economy is carving out an increasingly important place in the mining sector. According to Recyc-Québec, the circular economy is a lever for...
ENVIRONMENT
How Mine Sites can Benefit Pollinating Insects
In June 2018, three companies— Monarch Gold Corporation, Agnico Eagle Mines and Canadian Malartic Mine— decided to landscape and vegetate their tailings storage areas to create habitats that would...
Using Ozonation to Reduce Ammoniacal Nitrogen in Mining effluent
The mining industry is relatively well regulated in terms of liquid waste disposal. Among the wide range of analyses that must be performed to meet parameters and standards, the trickiest and most...
STUDY AND ANALYSIS
Acartia tonsa Acute Lethality Test for Saline Mining Effluent Discharged into the Marine Environment
The Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (MDMER) [1] require acute lethality and sublethal toxicity tests to be conducted on the final effluent from mine sites. The species selected for these...
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