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 […]
There was money to be made last year, at least before the financial meltdown in the fourth quarter, and Canada's Top 40 miners amassed their share. Syncrude heads the list with 2008 revenues of almost...
The fourth quarter of 2008 and certainly the first half of 2009 brought with them an economic crisis and the tumbling of metal prices that will be long remembered as one of the more turbulent periods ...
If you're a Canadian working abroad, it often comes at a cost. It may be in the form of strange languages, unfamiliar laws or even suspicious regulators and regardless of where or whenever companies o...
Leaks in compressed air pipelines can cost thousands of dollars a year, making air loss one of the mining industry's most costly problems. Leaks, which can occur at any point along the pipeline, have ...
T he British Columbia mining industry was rock solid in 2008, leading to another year in the trend of record-breaking years for the industry. But while the strength of coal and metals prices over the ...
W henever we feature a story about a mining company working in some far-off place where God's not even sure of the co-ordinates, I always think of two things: how did the company find the site in the ...
Safety is the number one priority for every mine owner and operator across Canada and as hard as everyone tries to achieve a perfect, accident-free record, the very nature of mining sometimes makes th...
More than 100 delegates from across Canada attended the second annual Ontario Mine Reclamation Symposium in Timmins earlier this month to hear papers given by over a dozen speakers from various mining...
History is witness that the people who built the foundation for Canada's iron ore industry back in 1950 faced near insurmountable odds that would have stymied even the most ambitious industrialist tod...
S mall suppliers, so often at the mercy of larger companies and with little capital, are the worst hit. It is estimated that in most economies, small and medium firms account for more than 95% of all ...
"Going for the Gold" will be the battle cry heard around the world next year as two major sporting events, Canada's 2010 Winter Olympics and South Africa's FIFA World Cup of Soccer, attract players fr...
K inross Gold Corporation of Toronto is no newcomer to Russia, with well over a decade of experience gained through its earlier interests in the Kubaka and Julietta mines. Today, the company's attenti...
