An independent study conducted by PwC on provincial taxation of mining companies in Canada reveals that nearly 41% of mining profits in Quebec are paid as taxes and royalties, including the federal component, while the Canadian weighted average...

GROVETOWN, Georgia - An LSA model slurry pump installed at the Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy, LA, has operated continuously with only routine maintenance for 52 years, according to the proud manufacturer, GIW Industries.

GARLAND, Texas - Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions now offers a new cab for the Pit Viper 270 series, configured as a Pit Viper 271 or Pit Viper 275, to go along with the latest Rig Control System (RCS) automation technology…

TORONTO - Heath & Sherwood (1964) and the Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (BGRIMM) have signed an agreement for the distribution of BGRIMM's analysis and instrumentation products to the worldwide customers and...

MOLINE, Illinois - Hitachi Construction Products has introduced the second group of new ZX Dash-5 excavators. The ZX470LC-5, ZX670LC-5, and ZX870LC-5 models replace the predecessor ZX450LC-3, ZX650LC-3, and ZX850LC-3 units.

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...