That's what we want you to answer in our new "Funny Photo" contest. By the very name of the contest, we're looking for 'humorous' answers so if something funny comes to mind, send it to rnoble@canadia...

H aving read Budget 2009 I am generally pleased with its proposals as far as they go and assuming they are implemented in a timely fashion. However, having been involved in the mining industry in Cana...

In today's turbulent world, many executives and managers devote their time and energy to leading the process of "value-creation," a broader concept of ethical leadership empowers leaders to incorporat...

The Orca Quarry on Vancouver Island is somewhat of a geological anomaly in that it is located on a glacial outwash deposit that was not deposited directly by the glaciers as they retreated at the end ...

E very day the big trains roll through Sparwood in the Elk Valley of southeastern British Columbia and for the town's 3,900 or so residents, the rumble of scuffed up cars lurching along shiny, steel r...

Digging a hole always draws attention. It doesn't matter if it's for a tree, a fence post, or for something more interesting like a basement for a house or high rise, people will inevitably ask the qu...

E xtracting valuable commodities in British Columbia is dictated by geography and geology so mines often wind up in far-flung places where ore has been deposited in concentrations that may be worth mi...

O ur world-class geologists are unravelling the secrets of Canada's Ring of Fire, an area near McFaulds Lake in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario. They are finding hints that may lead to a new generat...

D espite current market conditions and commodity prices, 2008 was a strong year for gold. The price started the year at US$846 and averaged over US$800. Yet, despite gold's strength, how are gold mini...

Probably one of the more critical components of the entire Orca Quarry operation is its state-of-the-art ship loading dock that juts out more than 600 m into the Broughton Strait, about 4 kms west of ...

If money is the root of all evil, then not having any must also be the work of the devil! I know that's a harsh and slightly blasphemous way of putting things, but just look at what's happening to the...

In the world of publishing, reaching 15 years at the helm of any one magazine is truly a milestone and Canadian Mining Journal is proud to announce that its own Ray Perks has reached that esteemed lev...