Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]
Credit: Adobe Stock Many asset owners face a choice that looks simple: continue operating aging coal-fired generating stations or begin planning for […]
Popular culture has it that mining is still in the stone ages, or that it has lost its innovative groove. For most of its history, mining has been on the cutting edge of innovation. From the canaries and pick-and-shovel to…
Project managers involved in mining and mineral exploration are often responsible for organizing contracts for surveying and aerial mapping services. It may also be up to these project managers to recognize when these services are required and,...
This summer, the province of Quebec has seen several new developments that may have a significant impact on the mining sector: the introduction of Bill 55 on transparency measures, the issuance by the BAPE of its report on uranium exploration,...
On April 24, 2014 the Canadian government published new regulations amending the Investment Canada Act, imposing new rules on investments by non-Canadians. The amendments fundamentally alter the calculations used to determine which foreign...
As discussions continue on the development of the “Ring of Fire” between governments, industry, and First Nations, many are wondering if this opportunity is real, when it will kick-off, or how they will be able to participate.
In March, as part of its provincial budget, Saskatchewan introduced changes to the rates at which potash producers can deduct capital expenditures for purposes of computing profit for the potash production tax regime (PPT). The changes were not...
Mining companies in Canada have invested millions of dollars in developing safety management systems to support personal safety, process safety and literally transform workplace culture.
BC’s coal mining industry has always had more heroes than villains over its tumultuous 150-year history.
Commodity price fluctuations, productivity challenges and a lack of access to capital are just a few of the risks increasing the pressure on executive teams in the mining and metals sector. New challenges and new dilemmas need new solutions....
No metal on earth has the same tantalizing effect on mankind as gold. The ‘sweat of the sun,’ as the ancient Incas called it, has the power to quicken the pulse of the prospector or put a gleam in the…
It’s been a long 17 years since the discovery of the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper deposit by Fortune Minerals Limited of London, ON, but the company has finally received approval to put more than a hammer and drill into the ground at...
The word "detour " is in Detour Gold Corporation’s name but it certainly wasn’t in its vocabulary when it came to building the Detour Lake Mine, located due south of James Bay, about 180 km northeast of Cochrane, and just…
