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Excavator

JCB's JS 460 hydraulic excavator is equipped with a six-cylinder, 305 hp turbo-charged and intercooled Isuzu engine that is coupled with an in-line direct injection fuel system to provide high-combust...

Wheel Loader

John Deere's new 844J wheel loader is a machine designed for the heavy going in almost any mining situation. Equipped with a

Underground mining loader

Caterpillar's R1300G underground mining loader is a new machine designed with a modern operator station fitted with revolutionary electronics and hydraulic controls for low-effort operation and increa...

A Distinct Mining Society

T he price of metals and Quebec's attractive regulatory environment is stimulating the provinces mining industry. Quebec is also conducting extensive exploration and mining operations and mining inves...

Fire Extinguishers

Fires and explosions in the workplace can get out of control quickly, causing death, serious injury, property damage, and even irreparable damage to the facility structure and reputation of the compan...

Building community spirit

It has been a year of success and challenge for Aurora Energy. With the announcement in late February that it had grown its resource base in the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador to 134 million pounds ...

Beating the Odds

W hen Blue Note Mining, a Montreal-based mining-exploration company, made the decision in 2006 to reopen the Caribou lead-zinc mine in Bathurst, N. B., many were concerned about the company's likeliho...

Changing our look & outlook

With so many changes going on in the mining industry today, Canadian Mining Journal felt that it was imperative to keep pace with the times by reformatting its "Mining Matters" pages to reflect the nu...

Investing in the future

Adanac Molybdenum Corp. of Surrey, B. C., just announced that it plans to spend approximately $26 million on the construction of various buildings to house a power plant, crusher, processor, and maint...

HOT ROCKS

T he mining industry has always been a leader when it comes to new and innovative ideas, but few technological developments in recent years can match that of the emerging popularity of thermal fragmen...