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Accidents — is “zero” possible?

L ike many people, I once believed that a certain number of "accidents" are inevitable in the workplace, and I thought it impossible to go more than one or two million hours without a safety incident.

A MINING POWERHOUSE

HudBay Minerals has transformed into a Canadian mining powerhouse in less than four years as a public company. However it took seventy-six years, a spike in base metal prices and a lot of hard work to...

Driller knows his stuff

C yr Drilling Ltd. of Winnipeg is a relative newcomer to the mineral exploration industry, but the man behind the firm has a track record as solid as Canadian bedrock. Sixty-five-year-old founder and ...

Traditional Knowledge -a resource for mining companies

C onstructive dialogue between companies and communities will allow for co-operation and a faster approval process. Also, companies have the opportunity to learn about factors that should be considere...

A reeeally BIG SHOW!

MINExpo, touted as one of the premier expositions of mining equipment and services in the world, certainly lived up to its billing last month as more than 41,000 delegates from around the globe gather...

Mechanical-drive truck

Hitachi's mechanical-drive, mid-size quarry and mine trucks are equipped with either Detroit Diesel (DDEC Series 2000) or Cummins Quantum engines coupled with Allison transmissions to provide operator...

Full line of machines

LeTourneau Technologies now offers the Canadian mining industry a full line of products specifically designed to endure rugged and harsh working environments. LeTourneau's 50-Series of loaders and doz...

Liebherr

Liebherr has just announced the availability of its T 282 B electric-drive mining truck designed to carry a payload of 360 t. The machine weighs 592 t and is capable of speeds up to 64 km/h. The use o...