Mining operations strive to be safe, efficient, and productive, but they often allocate up to 50% of their annual budget to equipment […]
NOVAGOLD is entering a pivotal new phase as it advances the Donlin Gold Project toward a construction decision, buoyed by strong 2025 […]
What has brought us to the world we now live in? In 2000, political pundits were predicting terrorist strikes, a destabilized Middle East and messy political situations around the world over the next ...
Breaker Technology, Inc. (BTI) has introduced the QS45 Vibratory Pick Scaler. According to BTI president Frank Cargould, "Our QS45 vibratory pick scaler ... will double the production of the standard ...
Canada's oil sands are the world's largest single petroleum resource, nearly 1.7 trillion barrels. Most of this country's recoverable reserves (175 billion out of 180 billion bbl) are found in the Ath...
It takes a very rich prize to attract serious research dollars, but the bitumen (oil sands) resources of northern Alberta (and Saskatchewan) are just that. According to 2004 figures from the Alberta E...
Instead of simply making diamonds his best friends, Bob Gannicott has forged a marriage of convenience between rough diamond production and the diamond retail business. As the chairman and CEO of Aber...
The Canadian mining industry will be judged on its ability to manage social issues in emerging markets, countries where domestic regulation and accountability is often weak. Corporations may attempt t...
In our navel-gazing world, it is easy for the Canadian mining press to forget how small the mining world is. That is abruptly brought into perspective when we cover the oil sands business, as in this ...
Protecting welders from snow, wind and rain while working outdoors is important. But the steel sheds weighing 900 kg and steel-framed tents averaging 225 kg that are often hoisted overhead and lowered...
Cigar Lake fix to cost $102 million
Canada's third diamond mine to open represents many significant firsts. Jericho is the first mine for owner and operator Tahera Diamond Corp. of Toronto, and is the first wholly-Canadian-owned diamond...
The words "Manitoba" and "gold rush" don't often appear in the same sentence, but that may soon change. San Gold Corp. of Bissett has quietly opened two gold mines in the Rice Lake camp, and a third o...
