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, […]
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is advocating against proposed Bill C-300. Below is some of what PDAC has to say about the bill. For more information and advice on how to take act...
Something very unusual is happening in the world of accountancy. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), that establishes the rules on accounting for most of the world, is considering a p...
After 12 years at Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, lastly as chief financial officer, David Garofalo took over the top job at Toronto-based HudBay Minerals Inc. in mid-July and quickly put his stamp on the company.Not only did he make a dynamic...
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...
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...
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...
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…
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...
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…
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...
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...
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...
