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Cache of Copper

Nothing says "forward looking" more than the sound of heavy machinery or the smell of freshly poured concrete at a mine site. Both are sure signs that all systems are "go" and that a producing mine is...

GOLD Brightens Outlook

A tlin, British Columbia, (Pop. 400), is about as far north in the province as you can go without tiptoeing into Alaska or the Yukon. In other words, it's way up there insofar as most Canadians are co...

Energy-smart mining

A new trend in mining management offers a foundation for effective energy-related decision-making, and could create a pool of knowledge that will influence the design of future mines. It's called an "all fuels" baseline energy audit, and...

Power is key

BC Hydro's Columbia Valley Transmission Project is a 112 km, 230kV line that is in the final stages of design. All survey layout of critical structures has begun, and barring any unexpected occurrence, the line will be in service in…

Golden again

Groundbreaking ceremonies are usually staged events where dignitaries use gold- plated shovels to toss a bit of dirt for the cameras, but at Northgate Minerals' recent launch of its Young-Davidson mine near the town of Matachewan, about 60 km...

Lighting up the North

It's been a decade since Nunavut became a reality, and the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines is finally going to do what a number of its feistier members have already done: put boots on the ground in Canada's newest…

Equipment Simulator (October 01, 2010)

Immersive Technologies' AES UG360 (Advanced Underground Equipment Simulator) is a new training device designed to simulate underground mining equipment operating in an underground environment. The UG3...

Motor Grader

Champion Motor Graders is pleased to introduce its C110 production-class motor grader designed to bridge the gap between compact graders, weighing less than 16,000 lbs, and conventional graders that t...

Grounding System

Newson Gale's new-generation failsafe static grounding system is designed to protect tanker trucks during the loading or unloading of contents. The face of the unit features a cluster of bright pulsin...

Longwall Plow

The Bucyrus GH 1600 longwall plow is a machine designed for high productivity and use in applications involving seam up to 2.3 m. Each of the 173 roof supports (with a support range of 950 to 2000 mm)...

Materials Handling

Bateman Technologies announces the availability of its new Rapid Train Load Out Station capable of loading material up to 5,000 tph, with improved axle weight distribution accuracy, wagon load and ove...

Welding Protection

Miller Electric's new "camouflage" welders' helmet is not only designed with a variety of safety shades for welding, cutting and grinding but the company has just introduced a new look to appeal to ou...