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 […]
The NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines has called for the enactment of the proposed Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act (NUPPAA) as soon as possible. In a presentation at the recent Nunavut Mining Symposium in Iqaluit, Chamber of Mines...
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., operator of the Diavik Diamond Mines in Canada's Northwest Territories, has just announced that its workforce at the remote site has achieved two million hours without a lost-time injury. Diavik's workforce achieved...
Diavik Diamond Mines says that it has started production from its new underground mine and that its underground operations will steadily increase as the open pits are depleted. The company expects that by 2012, Diavik will be a 100%...
In an increasingly globalized marketplace, the movement of personnel across borders to work at subsidiary offices or provide short-term advisory services is commonplace. This is especially true in the mining industry. It is important for mining...
Last month, during a break at a conference, a colleague of mine told me. "In terms of Corporate Social Responsibility, there is an enormous gap between words and deeds. In general, companies still practice double standards in both rich and…
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When miners in Nova Scotia hear the word precious, they think coal. Forget about what the "Big Board" in Toronto says about metals like gold, silver, platinum or more recently, rare earths, "Coal is King" and to many families in…
"Closed for the Season" is the kind of sign you'd expect to see at a roadside fruit or vegetable stand. It speaks for itself by clearly telling passers-by that everything is gone; there's nothing left for sale, the season is…
After three decades in the potash industry, Norm Beug has grown accustomed to fluctuations in demand and price for his product, but he's never experienced anything like the turbulence that shook the business after the meltdown in the financial...
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The economic downturn has undoubtedly made its mark on the coal and potash industries. Despite the plummeting prices of most commodities, coal and potash remained viable throughout most of 2009, and in some sectors even increased by a small...
Last year, Canadian junior mining companies faced an uphill battle in surviving the worst period of market deterioration the industry has faced in years.
