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 […]
It took four years and about Cdn$170 million, but the definitive feasibility study on its 100%-owned MARY RIVER IRON ORE PROJECT was well worth the wait, according to Baffinland Iron Mines of Toronto.
D iamonds have dominated exploration and mine development in Canada's Northwest Territories since the first diamondiferous kimberlites were discovered in the Lac de Gras region in the early 1990s. Dia...
One of the world's leaders in construction and mining equipment, Hitachi, has introduced two new compact excavators. The company says these ultra-short machines are long on the features that Hitachi e...
Its battery-powered 816C Un-A-Hauler is attracting new and repeat customers, says Bucyrus. The 35th such unit recently went into service in a coal mine. This high-capacity, reliable coal and material...
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 ...
