Surface mining has rarely been simple, but today’s operators are navigating a convergence of pressures that are fundamentally reshaping performance. Above inflation […]
Mining companies are starting to rethink drilling and blasting. Instead of treating them as isolated tasks at the front end of mining, […]
All mine sites have grounded electrical systems designed to protect people and equipment by providing a safe path for the dissipation of fault currents, lightning strikes, transient over-voltages, static discharges, EMI and RFI signals and...
Few people are familiar with Lively, Ontario, but when you associate the name Sandvik with it, most of the world would guess that the town must have something to do with mining.
Sustainability is achieved when the least amount of energy exerted results in the greatest productivity outcome.
Eriez continues to be a worldwide leader in the development of specialized equipment for the coal processing industry including its EagleHawk Metal Detectors, which provide superior metal sensitivities through its pulse induction technology's...
Optical Cable Corp's tight-buffered breakout cable is designed to extend high-speed communications deep underground, while withstanding thermal extremes, physical hazards, and even falling debris in mining operations. The fiber optic cable...
Fourteen-and-a-half billion dollars! That's a lot of money and I don't care how rich you are, those figures are attention grabbers in any circle. Even the richest of rich raise their eyebrows when the words "fourteen-and-a-half billion dollars"...
International dignitaries and about 1700 neighbours from around the province recently attended the day-long Opening Ceremonies of Copper Mountain Mining Corporation's Copper Mountain Mine near the Town of Princeton, B.C. The $438-million mine,...
"In our society, there are those who strongly support the mining industry. On the opposite side, there are people who will never accept our activities. Finally, in the middle, there are a huge number of individuals who do not have…
It was some months ago that I was asked by Russ Noble if I would write a few words for an op-ed article in Canadian Mining Journal. There were several subjects that came to mind, just about all would have…
Renard has the potential to yield some of the biggest and most valuable diamonds Canada has ever produced.
Building a successful mine takes teamwork, and Stornoway Diamond Corp. and the Quebec Government are working together to help ensure that the Renard Diamond Project has every chance of reaching its goals by providing funding for infrastructure...
Almost every person has talents beyond routine occupations, and one of those people is Yvon Lemens, a man who was hired as a labourer, sampler and geotech four years ago by Stornoway to work at Renard. Yvon came from Gaspe,…
