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 […]
For the past two decades, the Ontario Mining Association has published several reports on the contribution of the mining industry to the provincial economy and in keeping with this practice, the OMA is once again proud to have been instrumental...
"Migrating" and "Mating" are getting to be two of the more overused excuses for slowing the mining process and I’m getting a little tired of hearing how the caribou won’t be able to find their way home because there’s now…
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) welcomed Premier Christy Clark’s announcement at Mineral Exploration Roundup last month in Vancouver that $680 million was spent on mineral exploration in British Columbia...
I have personally found that building wealth for life’s major long-term events is always accompanied by significant uncertainty. Historically, the powers that are charged to frame those uncertainties have largely produced...
While overall activity in the B.C. mineral exploration and development sector may be down as compared with last year’s record-breaking pace and expenditures of $463 million, there are numerous advanced exploration projects in B.C.,...
The concluding paragraphs of the book "Free to Choose" written by Milton and Anna Friedman in 1980 end with the following comment:
Latin America has been one of the most popular "destinations" for exploration and mining activities in the world for some time now. According to Metals Economics Group, Latin America currently attracts 25% of the global spending on mining...
From the rugged and windswept shores of Labrador’s Voisey’s Bay to the relative calm of Newfoundland’s Long Harbour, Vale has chosen two very distinct sites on Canada’s east coast to build one of the largest nickel...
"Explosive" is one of the best ways to describe the activities around Rio Tinto’s IOC Carol Lake operation in Labrador as the project continues to make noise around the world with its record production of iron ore.
Teck’s Duck Pond mine, located 28 km south of Millertown and 100 km southwest of Grand Falls-Windsor, is a tight -knit operation with a ‘family feel" and a strong culture of safety. The day-and-night shifts know every member...
Anaconda Mining’s Pine Cove mine is located on the Baie Verte Peninsula in north-central Newfoundland and characteristic of many mines in the province; it is well serviced by the Trans-Canada Highway, provincial highways and power from...
Pop quiz: what do you get when you combine first-rate exploration expertise with mining operational smarts? Great corporate governance and superb technical staff?
