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 […]
K inross' recent expansion of its Paracatu mine in Brazil invites superlatives. It is tripling production at Paracatu and has transformed the operation into the biggest gold producer in Brazil. It is ...
K inross Gold's Buckhorn Mine in Washington State, was the smallest of the company's three growth projects to start production in 2008. And though it may not have been the biggest, it was a landmark a...
U sing the wealth of experience gained in shepherding three major gold projects from planning and permitting, through engineering and construction, and into production, Kinross Gold Corporation is pre...
• Local government authorities deny site access to a mining company's survey crew, saying that there is local opposition to mining and they cannot be responsible for crew members' safety.
Employees step-up when moral is at an all-time low
T ax planning for many mining companies has often been a second thought. Yet, given the past rush on commodities prices over the past few years, a greater number of mining companies have become taxabl...
I promised myself last month that I wasn't going to talk about anything in a negative tone but damn it, it's almost impossible during these depressing times to speak positively. Just hearing, reading ...
The Great Place to Work Institute of Canada's Top 75 "Best Places to Work" list always contains a wide variety of companies but rarely has a "diamond drilling company" made the list.
Vale Inco's nickel mine in Sudbury rarely gets good "environmental" press coverage but after CMJ Editor Russ Noble's recent visit to the site, he felt it only fair to show some of the effort the compa...
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, recently completed its 2009 winter road resupply via a seasonal ice road leading to its site almost 30...
What's this guy thinking?
China's sharp slowdown of late will catch many by surprise and wrong-footed. Indeed, over the next few months a painful adjustment will continue to unfold, requiring good information, solid planning s...
