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, […]
From concept to completion, North West Upgrading Ltd. of Calgary is a company that knows every nut and bolt that goes into its work. In fact, the company credits much of its success to a hands-on approach that keeps it…
When Statoil of Norway bought North American Oil Sands Corporation of Calgary in 2007, hardly a word was said nor a headline written about the takeover, because four years ago, when the deal was made, the oilsands and Canada's natural…
Hydrotransport, in which a highly abrasive mixture of bitumen, sand, rocks and water is transported through a pipeline to the extraction plant, is one of the primary transport methods in the oil sands.
Most industry associations aren't worth a damn and that unfortunately holds true for many of those involved with mining here in Canada. They're good at collecting dues and putting on Annual Meetings for their fraternity but aside from those...
Some days ago, Corporate Knights, the magazine for clean capitalism, announced its seventh annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world.
The Red Lake Gold Camp has long been synonymous with bonanza grades. For more than 60 years the Campbell mine provided half-ounce head grades, making it the world's richest gold mine. The focus has shifted to deeper deposits at the…
Situated at the end of Hwy 652 North, a paved road in the Sunday Lake Area, about 180 km northeast of Cochrane, is the site of the Detour Lake Project, a massive gold undertaking by Detour Gold that has already…
In June, 2009, David Larche acquired the rights to a former, open-pit gold mine known as the Golden Arrow, located some 65 km east of Timmins, Ontario. The mine produced nearly 280,000 tonnes of low-grade ore before being closed in…
The Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) once again put on an outstanding conference this year as more than 7000 delegates from around the world gathered in Vancouver recently for the Show and Technical Conference.
Aging workforces. Looming waves of retirement. An inability to attract new talent to the field. In recent years, demographic trends like these have plagued the mining industry-and the situation only promises to get worse. According to the...
Canadian Zinc Corp and the Nahanni Butte Dene Band have just signed an Impact Benefit Agreement with respect to the development and operation of the Prairie Creek Mine, located within the traditional territory of the NBDB in the Northwest...
Despite recent economic challenges, Northern Ontario remains a land of natural riches. Today, the Hemlo area, approximately 350 km east of Thunder Bay, is one of the more active gold mining districts in Ontario, and the Hemlo Property, owned...
