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 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)...
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...
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...
The first half of 2010 saw a flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global mining sector with no stone being left unturned to discover deal opportunities.
"Wow" is about the only word strong enough to describe the disasters that have taken place around the world in recent months. Naturally the oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and China's Yellow Sea have been making most of…
The Ontario Mining Association says that it supports the government's new initiative to strengthen the province's economy by providing new tools for the mining industry to better manage electricity co...
As the exploration season comes to a close for many juniors, some companies working in the Yukon Territory were so excited about what they've discovered over the past few months that more than a dozen...
It's been a busy month for CMJ Editor Russ Noble as he went coast-to-coast visiting various sites and attending conferences. From (l to r) a core dump found in a remote bush, to 1000 feet down a silve...
H ave you ever been at a conference and thought, "I know more about this topic than this presenter does," or you have read an article in a professional magazine, written by someone you know, and thoug...
There's no denying that managing carbon has become big stakes in today's business world. Organizations of all shapes and sizes need to manage their carbon footprint, and they know it, however, what so...
H igh gold prices have many hopefuls re-examining old mines. Here is the story of one such project done right.
W ay back in 1895, when Dr. Robert Bell whacked his prospector's hammer at a promising sulphide showing in northern Quebec, he likely had little idea of the massive metal resource under his boots.
