Mining operations strive to be safe, efficient, and productive, but they often allocate up to 50% of their annual budget to equipment […]
NOVAGOLD is entering a pivotal new phase as it advances the Donlin Gold Project toward a construction decision, buoyed by strong 2025 […]
At Rio Tinto, we are proud of our 108-year history in Canada. Our Canadian roots date back to the Northern Aluminium Company (NAC), which began in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec in 1902 and ultimately became Alcan. In 2007, we acquired and…
For almost 140 years now, the name Rio Tinto has been heard around the world. From its modest beginning in 1873 as a company created to mine ancient copper workings in Rio Tinto, Spain, to the formation of the Consolidated…
Proudly holding its own at the downtown corners of Stanley and Sherbrooke Streets in the heart of Montreal's busy business district sits a small, relatively non-descript building surrounded by towering glass structures and an ever-present...
For over 50 years, Iron Ore Company of Canada (58% owned and operated by Rio Tinto) has been a mainstay of the Newfoundland and Labrador economy, offering secure and well-paying jobs to thousands of p...
The small town of Sorel-Tracy is just that; a small town on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River about 75 km east of Montreal. It's a typically quaint French-Canadian community where 97 per cent ...
The Diavik diamond deposit is one of the most fabled in modern mining history.
While most people think of spring as a time to drag out the lawn-mower or hose down the patio furniture, geologist Venessa Bennett is thinking bear spray, mosquito nets and hiking boots because unlike...
O ne of the more common problems associated with conveyor belt trans- port in mining applications con- cerns the necessity of reducing energy consumption and enhancing the durabil- ity of the belts th...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a consistent part of the mining landscape, as explorers are swal-lowed up by those who couple opera-tional capabilities with a desire to contin-ue growing their ...
Accidents but worst of all, deaths have been associated with mining ever since the Stone Age so I'm not surprised when I hear of people getting hurt or even killed by rocks. Given they are harder than humans in their…
Canadian Mining Journal wishes to thank "The Men of the Deeps" and in particular Musical Director and Conductor John (Jack) O'Donnell for their contribution to this special "Coal" issue. Anyone interested in seeing and hearing this choir...
The 60,000-square-foot structure, built by NRB Modular Building Specialists of Grimsby, ON, was built in Grimsby under controlled conditions using engineered structural steel framing with poured concrete floors, and shipped some 250 miles to...
