OTTAWA – The Diamond Development Initiative has received what it calls another “significant” contribution from the De Beers Group of Companies. The money will be used to promote responsible production and improve the lives and conditions of artisanal diamond miners…
The flood of new data in the past month about Canadian mining and mineral exploration shows an industry getting back on its feet after five tough years, notwithstanding continued difficulties in the potash and uranium subsectors. The Mining Association of…
NORTH BAY: Ontario-based contractor Cementation received a gold award at the Canada Occupation Safety Awards Gala in Toronto in October. The award recognizes the mine and facilities contracting and engineering firm as one of the safest employers in Canada for 2016…
DENVER: The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) believes that the safety and health of the global mining workforce is of paramount importance, as evidenced by the creation of its Health and Safety Division in 2014, an increase in the…
Toronto: Every year for almost 40 years, mining industry leaders meet with provincial decision-makers at Queen’s Park for a full day of events focused on issues that matter to our industry and to the people of Ontario. “Meet the Miners” gives…
TORONTO: The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has released the list of 2017 Inductees. This exemplary group of mining experts, innovators and pioneers provides an outstanding class of Inductees. Canadians are global leaders in the industry and these five Inductees reflect…
At The Northern Miner, they’ve taken good care to honour the old lions and lionesses of the Canadian mining industry with their co-founding and ongoing sponsorship of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame and its annual induction ceremony — which…
NORTH BAY: Cementation Canada Inc. has been recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers for 2016. The gold award was recently presented to Cementation at the Canadian Occupational Safety Awards Gala, hosted by Canadian Occupational Safety and Thompson Reuter in…
Mineral Resources Review 2016, Newfoundland and Labrador’s annual mineral exploration and mining conference and trade show, will be held at Delta St. John’s Hotel & Conference Centre, St. John’s, NL, from November 2-5. The three-day event showcases all aspects of…
TORONTO – The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada is once again reminding the industry that the federal government is now reviewing the flow-through share system and Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC). Both financing tools are the lifeblood of grassroots…
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) plans to be a full, active participant in the federal government’s review of environmental and regulatory processes. “The mining industry’s experience with the regulatory reforms of 2012 differs from many other sectors. In contrast…
Representatives of the Sudbury branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM Sudbury) have won the prestigious Mel W. Bartley Outstanding Branch Award; an award given annually to the local branch judged to have made the most…