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 […]
When I was checking my inbox recently, I received a piece of news from Oxfam America. This international NGO (non-governmental organization) has launched a new initiative to promote the rights of comm...
Teck Cominco of Vancouver has begun an offshore exploration program over claims held by Toronto-based Nautilus Minerals off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Teck Cominco has promised to spend US$12 mill...
F or decades people from the have-not parts of Canada have found themselves "going down the road" to work in Alberta's oil patch. Now they find themselves going up the highway, drawn north to Fort McM...
B arry Rosengrant, founder of Californiabased Petromax Technologies, explains what his company can do with its patented Petromax hydrocarbon technology in simple terms. "We're sand cleaners,"he states...
R ecent developments in evaluating mineral deposits are resulting in a better understanding of the conversion of mineral resources into material mined and milled, i. e., mineral reserves. The public r...
R ecent clashes over mineral exploration in Ontario have put a negative spin on the mining industry's relationship with Aboriginal communities. Of particular note are Platinex Inc.' s dispute with KI ...
Caterpillar Inc., headquartered in Peoria, Ill., has opened a new assembly line for underground mining loaders in Brazil. In response to the continuing strong demand for mining equipment, Cat now is m...
The other day while I was reading Los Andes, a local newspaper in Mendoza,I found once again a front page that reflected the increasing conflict between mining projects and agricultural activities. Th...
T he government of Canada on March 10, 2008, published details of Turning the Corner, the regulatory framework originally announced last April. The new rules will effectively require oil sands plants ...
B usiness can no longer say that it exists simply to generate shareholder profit. Today, business aspirations reach beyond the financial dimension to encompass contributions to a broader set of societ...
As a manager, you have a responsibility to integrate safe employee practices into your production, quality and maintenance needs. At times, work conditions make safety more challenging than simply add...
I was obliged to go to Cuba in early February to prepare an article about Sherritt issue. I know ... no mission took me not to a resort beach but to some of Sherritt's operations there--an oil rig and...
