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 […]
Caterpillar Inc., headquartered in Peoria, Ill., has opened a new assembly line for underground mining loaders in Brazil. In response to the continuing strong demand for mining equipment, Cat now is m...
The other day while I was reading Los Andes, a local newspaper in Mendoza,I found once again a front page that reflected the increasing conflict between mining projects and agricultural activities. Th...
T he government of Canada on March 10, 2008, published details of Turning the Corner, the regulatory framework originally announced last April. The new rules will effectively require oil sands plants ...
B usiness can no longer say that it exists simply to generate shareholder profit. Today, business aspirations reach beyond the financial dimension to encompass contributions to a broader set of societ...
As a manager, you have a responsibility to integrate safe employee practices into your production, quality and maintenance needs. At times, work conditions make safety more challenging than simply add...
I was obliged to go to Cuba in early February to prepare an article about Sherritt issue. I know ... no mission took me not to a resort beach but to some of Sherritt's operations there--an oil rig and...
S herritt International is a resources company built from the bricks of a Canadian nickel miner, which recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, shown by the timeline in this article. Despite the inte...
N ot many mines can be planning a move into the third phase of expansion, less than four months after reaching commercial production. That is exactly the case at the MINTO COPPER MINE of Vancouver's S...
Blue Note Mining of Montreal has achieved what others could not. It is producing a commercial zinc and lead concentrate from its Caribou and Restigouche mines in New Brunswick. The Caribou mining oper...
"If changes are required to improve the management of Codelco, I'm fully in agreement," declared the then-candidate for the Chilean presidency, Michelle Bachelet ( El Mercurio, July 3, 2005).Now two y...
If you like reading recent histories of gold companies, and you know the 20 key players in the Wheaton River -Goldcorp saga, you may be interested in a recently published tribute book, Out of Nowhere:...
Many people in exploration and the mining industry are aware of Free Gold, the story of Canadian mining up to 1946, which was written by Arnold Hoffman. Now follows the sequel.
