The next phase of digital transformation in mining is less about generating new data and more about unlocking the value of existing […]
A mineral supply chain may begin with geology, but it ends with power. On that measure, Canada’s celebrated mineral endowment is failing […]
F or the second time since joining the staff of CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL in 1986, I am leaving the magazine. The first time was a week before my daughter Margaret was born in 1990, and I was ably repla...
N ot every discovery made in 2001 will be hitting its stride in 2009, but Xstrata Nickel's NICKEL RIM SOUTH PROJECT is shaping up to be one of this industry's brightest lights. Best of all, the projec...
T hen comes the moment of satisfaction when all that hard work is brought to light and the Report is finally printed. The CSR team rests, exhausted after its considerable efforts to pull together mean...
One of the more challenging and time-consuming events on any management team's calendar is the preparation of the company's Annual Report. Not only is it a daunting and often frustrating task to agree...
B ehind the commodity super-cycle facade, mining company executives across Canada are struggling to address a surprisingly severe bottleneck, a critical skills shortage.
P&H has just introduced its C-Series of electric shovels featuring a Centurion control system that coordinates and optimizes multiple systems and subsystems to enhance hoist and crowd forces durin...
Eriez Magnetics announces the availability of its Metalarm series metal detectors designed to protect machinery from metal damage. The series includes three main control units; the 3500, 3500/QM2, and...
Instantel announces the addition of its Series IV Minimate Pro4 and Minimate Pro6 vibration instruments. The devices are designed with plug and play sensors with colour-coded connectors, an improved u...
Foremost Industries LP now offers its Exploration Series of drilling rigs, reverse circulation drilling pipe, semi-automatic, rig-mounted pipe handlers and drilling consumables such as rotary deck bus...
Atlas Copco has just introduced its RC (reverse circulation) 50 hammer specifically designed for both deep hole exploration drilling and in-pit grade control applications. The new hammer features a Qu...
Bobcat Company introduces a new line of compact tractors including its CT225 equipped with a 27 hp diesel engine and three travel speeds. The machine is just 56 inches wide, 123 inches long, and 96 in...
In the early 1990s, the gold mines of Yellowknife were aging and, with public sentiment around the environment running high, support for mining was waning. Yellowknife resident Tom Hoefer at that time...
