PERTH, Australia - Immersive Technologies, the leading supplier of surface and underground mine operating simulators, has certified the 1,000th graduate of its TrainerAdvantage program. The program was designed for simulator training...

The summer of 2011 is a wonderful time to be a gold miner. The price burst above US$1,800 an ounce on Aug 10, but has since fallen back a bit. Don't worry. It will rise again given the background of…

Toronto-based Chieftain Metals has chosen Paul Chawrun as its next executive VP corporate development. A mining engineer, he has worked for Suncor, Fording Coal and Dynatec. Most recently Chawrun was director of technical services for Detour...

BOTSWANA - Redpath South Africa has been awarded a first-of-its-kind inclined tunnelling contract in Africa. The approximately C$9.4- for the development of a sand tunnel at the re-commissioned Ghaghoo diamond mine in Botswana. The site, which...

What a difference a decade makes! Ten years ago, according to many in the Toronto media, mining was a sunset industry and a modern industrial country/province should not be in such a supposedly "low tech" sector. Some even thought we…

(The following has appeared in numerous Northern Ontario newspapers and was submitted by the author.)

SWEDEN - Sandvik has introduced two new cone crushers for the mining industry. The company says specialized geometries, 745 kW of power, structural strength and proven technologies increase the performance of the units in both secondary (CH890...

MONTREAL - Canada's first graduating class of 95 mine workers with nationally recognized skills were honoured at the CIM on May 24, 2011. The Canadian Mining Credentials Program (CMCP) was developed by the Mining Industry Human Resources...

MONTREAL - On the occasion of its 140th anniversary, the McGill Mining Engineering Program is taking pride in its legacy of excellence and launching a major revitalization strategy to meet industry's requirements of the future.

MONTREAL - Ever get fed up with replacing expensive air filters in your surface equipment? Diversi-Tech has a low-cost option - clean your filters rather than replace them using its Green filter cleaning machine. It is already in operation at...

ATLANTA - Siemens Industry, a leader in the development and manufacturing of innovative motors, introduces its toughest line-up to date, the XP100, designed specifically for hazardous operating environments such as the petrochemical and...

ONTARIO - Fans of large tunnel boring machines will be pleased to know that Big Becky has bored a 10.2-km tunnel below the city of Niagara Falls. Breakthrough occurred on Friday, May 13, 2011. With a cutter head of 14.4…