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, […]
Rightly famous for its gold producers, Val d'Or, Que., has another hidden treasure. Forty years ago, lithium was mined 60 km to the north, and many readers will be unaware of this resource. Now Canada Lithium (CLQ) is redeveloping the…
There is an unmistakable note of excitement in the voice of Ron Perry these days (and more than little bravado of the nothing-can-stop-us-now variety) when he talks about Metanor Resources and its Bachelor Lake gold property. And it has nothing...
Vale Canada Ltd.'s $2.8-billion nickel processing facility at Long Harbour in Newfoundland will be a showcase for the mining giant's newly developed hydrometallurgy refining technology when the plant is completed in early 2013.
The metal-rich Labrador Trough is a world-class iron ore mining district in eastern Canada, that has been producing continuously since 1954. This belt of Proterozoic iron formation spans the entire width of western Labrador and extends into...
Flooding is usually a nightmare for miners, but for Selwyn Resources of Vancouver, the millions of gallons of water sitting in its newly purchased zinc and lead pit near Halifax weren't that big of a problem.
There are many variables that make underground real-time mine maintenance an important matter. All of these surround the fact that the underground mining industry is ready for the paradigm shift from reactive to proactive maintenance. This...
Earlier this summer, 15 mine rescuers in three teams responded instantly to the call from the 1,000-m level at Vale's Stobie nickel mine in Ontario. They were at the accident scene within 80 minutes but, sadly, not in time to…
What a difference a decade makes! Ten years ago, according to many in the Toronto-media and political elite, mining was a sunset industry. Some even thought we should let this supposedly low-tech sector die and allow lesser developed countries...
As mentioned in Russ Noble's Editorial, Caterpillar recently completed one of the larger acquisitions in manufacturing history by purchasing Bucyrus International Inc and its complete line of mining products. This monster deal made headlines...
Twenty-five years may seem like a lifetime away, but the Quebec government's Plan Nord could result in a huge transformation of Northern Quebec in what's, in reality, a relatively short amount of time, given its ambitious objectives.
Mine safety is a topic I could talk about in almost every issue of the magazine. It's something that I'm familiar with because unlike most people, I've actually been in mines and know first hand how potentially dangerous they can…
The Diavik mine rescue team will compete in the 10th Biennial National Regional Mine Rescue Competition in Fernie, BC, thanks to its second-place finish in the recent Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission's competition in Yellowknife.
