Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]
Credit: Adobe Stock Many asset owners face a choice that looks simple: continue operating aging coal-fired generating stations or begin planning for […]
Golden Predator Royalty & Development Corp., Vancouver, announces that diamond drilling has just started at its Antimony Mountain Project in the west-central Yukon Territory, about 65 km east of D...
Boreal-Information Strategies of Montreal is pleased to announce that it is among 10 Quebec businesses chosen to participate in the prestigious and coveted "Croissance Quebec Techno" program, develope...
L ast year, $2.8 billion was spent on mineral exploration in Canada while the value of non-fuel mineral production was $45.2 billion. It is no secret that the mining industry is a huge contributor to ...
W ith the acquisition of Cambior in 2006, IAMGOLD moved into Quebec's popular Val D'Or/ Rouyn-Noranda neighbourhood, one of the most prolific mining areas in Canada. The Doyon Division (which includes...
I n the cut-and-polished world of diamonds, names like "Round Brilliant," Princess," "Marquise," "Emerald," "Oval," "Heart" and "Pear" are common to most people and similarly when it comes to the name...
A ny detailed 'mining and exploration' map of Quebec's "Abitibi Belt" clearly shows a flood of activity in what the Fraser Institute rates as the No. 1 location in the world for mining.
S truggling to survive is nothing new for junior mining companies but to come through the past 12 months during one of the toughest times in mining history is a milestone in its own right.
I n mid-August 2009, Osisko Mining Corporation received the official go-ahead from the Quebec government to begin building its Canadian Malartic gold mine in Malartic, Quebec. Shortly afterwards the c...
Tucked away at Bissett near the eastern border of Manitoba is a very successful mining operation owned by San Gold Corporation. Perhaps it is third time lucky for the Rice Lake mine, known formerly as...
T he newest nickel mine in Manitoba is operated not by a global giant, but by tiny Crowflight Minerals Inc. The determination of the Toronto junior was responsible for developing a successful producer...
T he closing of HudBay Minerals' 80-year-old copper smelter next summer will mark the end of an era in Flin Flon. The plant has fallen victim to old, inefficient technology and a shortage of concentra...
T he grande dame of nickel mining in Manitoba is getting a facelift. Projects are underway to reduce particulate emissions from the smelter, automate the nickel refinery and create a more sustainable ...
