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, […]
Garlock's shaft grounding bearing isolator is a new seal designed to protect bearings from electrical damage as well as from lubricant loss and contamination. The seals combine a non-sparking bronze labyrinth seal and the shaft grounding ring...
Titan Trailers' "Walking Floor" aggregate trailer features a narrower body with lower side rails which, along with its aluminum construction, helps reduce the unit's weight while at the same time allows for an increased payload of 2,000 lbs....
Powerblanket announces the availability of a variety of tank wraps designed to heat and maintain the temperature in large holding tanks. The wraps create a barrier of insulated warmth to keep fluids from freezing and viscous materials flowing....
John Deere Power Systems introduces its Interim Tier 4/Stage III B diesel engines featuring a 90% reduction in diesel particulate matter (PM) and a 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) from previous Tier 3/Stage III A requirements. The engines...
Pacific Crest Transformers has designed and built a liquid-filled distribution transformer for a wide variety of applications including rectifier feeds, step-up duty, motor-starting duty, variable frequency drive applications, generator field...
Google Earth has proven to be a popular tool for displaying geological data. Unfortunately, plotting this data can be cumbersome and limited if data is manually typed into Google Earth or KML (Keyhole Markup Language) input files. The RockWorks...
The world's growing hunger for raw materials has created a global commodities boom in which foreign investors and mining interests have landed on Canada's doorstep in quest of a secure supply of base metals. This impressive increase in activity...
Mines and smelters are some of the most challenging work environments in Canada, and mining companies have striven to ensure they are also some of the safest. In their efforts to continuously improve on-site safety, they have also looked to...
NFOSAT COMMUNICATIONS LP is a full service provider of satellite communications solutions. Infosat designs, integrates, and commissions satellite telecommunications systems. Infosat's clients include prominent resource companies, network...
Now that the federal election is over and the campaign promises slowly fade away, it's now our time to start a campaign of our own to remind the elected officials why we put them in power to run, not ruin,…
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) recently announced that 95 people have just received national certification through its Canadian Mining Credentials Program (CMCP).
Heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu has just renewed its technical and licensing agreement for a second five-year period with Immersive Technologies, the world's largest supplier of surface and underground mining equipment simulators.
