It's been more than 50 years since artisanal miners trekked through the rugged Andean cordillera of Chile in search of precious metals and judging from what they left behind, they weren't too successf...

A true partnership has been forged by Agnico-Eagle Mines and the Inuit of Baker Lake, Nunavut, one that treats the land with respect and provides a modern future for young members of the community. Th...

It was a rollercoaster of a year, but 2009 ended on a positive note for the mining industry. By the end of 2009, the top 40 global mining companies experienced a rapid recovery of market capitalizatio...

The saying "Time flies when your having fun" really hit home the other day when I checked the calendar and realized that I'll be retiring from Canadian Mining Journal at the end of the month after mor...

Dear Ray, On behalf of everyone at Barrick Gold Corporation, we wish you all the best as you retire. Your leadership and […]

Three years ago, the Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) was founded to represent the mining industry with integrity and responsibility.

There is no doubt that corporate social responsibility is rising up on the public sector policy agenda around the world. In the private sector, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs are no lo...

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 ...