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 […]
An often disregarded and poorly acknowledged aspect of development is the role played by women. Women are central to the entire development process. They are also at the vanguard of social transformat...
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. has never been far out of our sights, since field editor Marilyn Scales and I started at Canadian Mining Journal (in 1977 and 1986, respectively). For one thing, Paul Penna, wh...
T he LARONDE MINE began life in 1988 as the DUMAGAMI open pit and underground mine, before Agnico-Eagle Mines acquired 100% interest in 1992. Over the last two decades, the complex and rich mine has b...
T here is more to being a successful gold mine than separating precious metals from waste rock. The undertaking should include being an ecologically responsible neighbour. At least it does for Agnico-...
P re-production development at Agnico- Eagle's LAPA MINE, 45 km west of Val d'Or, Que., is advancing toward startup in mid-2009. By the middle of May when CMJ visited the project, 2,300 m of developme...
Agnico-Eagle is jumping into the Finnish gold industry with both feet. The company's first mine to open outside Canada will be the US$190-million KITTILA GOLD MINE, scheduled to begin production this ...
Agnico-Eagle Mines is in the early stages of building its 100%-owned MEADOWBANK open pit gold mine and concentrator 70 km north of Baker Lake, in the Kivalliq District of Nunavut--the company's first ...
The 960E-1 (960E) AC electric-drive haul truck was introduced last month by Komatsu America Corp. of Rolling Meadows, Ill. The largest of Komatsu's full line of mining trucks, the new model carries a ...
I like being in the public service. My job has incredible variety and lots of responsibility. I find it very satisfying." Those were the words of Dave Lefebure, chief geologist for the British Columbi...
Thompson Creek Metals of Toronto, Ont., is a young molybdenum miner that is already on solid financial ground and expects to fund its aggressive growth plans from internal cash flow.
T he MT. MILLIGAN GOLD-COPPER PROJECT is a go, according to 100% owner Terrane Metals Corp. of Vancouver. A positive feasibility study for the mega porphyry project, 155 km northwest of Prince George ...
R aising capital to develop new mines is a challenging exercise in Canada's North, where the cost of doing business is higher than in southern jurisdictions. The Yukon government acknowledged this rea...
