It has been a year of success and challenge for Aurora Energy. With the announcement in late February that it had grown its resource base in the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador to 134 million pounds ...

H ave you ever been introduced to someone and you forget their name even before you finish shaking their hand?

W hen Blue Note Mining, a Montreal-based mining-exploration company, made the decision in 2006 to reopen the Caribou lead-zinc mine in Bathurst, N. B., many were concerned about the company's likeliho...

With so many changes going on in the mining industry today, Canadian Mining Journal felt that it was imperative to keep pace with the times by reformatting its "Mining Matters" pages to reflect the nu...

Adanac Molybdenum Corp. of Surrey, B. C., just announced that it plans to spend approximately $26 million on the construction of various buildings to house a power plant, crusher, processor, and maint...

Scientists from around the world are vying for the $10 million bonus being offered by Barrick Gold Corporation, Toronto, for a solution to increasing silver recovery from its Veladero mine in Argentin...

T he mining industry has always been a leader when it comes to new and innovative ideas, but few technological developments in recent years can match that of the emerging popularity of thermal fragmen...

T he words "taken for granted" are usually associated with people complaining that they're not being respected for their contributions to a relationship. Spouses (usually female) use them, employees u...

Rockslides are a common occurrence. They're like trees falling in the forest. They happen all the time but most often, nobody is aware of them nor does anyone really care unless, of course, they happe...

Cyr Drilling International of Winnipeg and Webequie First Nation, James Bay Treaty #9, 540 km north of Thunder Bay, recently announced the formation of a joint-venture company to provide drilling and ...

T his is the first time that the Federal Chambers of Tucuman in my home country of Argentina has brought criminal charges of environmental contamination against a large mining operation, but it did re...

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