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 […]
The Ontario Mining Association recently released the results of a study into the contribution of mining to the Ontario economy. This article summarizes the report, which can be downloaded at www.oma.o...
Ifyou walk past a really noisy spot in an underground mine, far away from the active faces, the racket is probably caused by a leaking compressed air line. That's the sound of energy, and tens of thou...
Mining company officers and directors have no shortage of business responsibilities--from setting a strategic direction for their company to navigating industry changes. However, there's one responsib...
Rick Alexander has joined Vancouver-based Adanac Molybdenum Corp. as vice- president project development. The company is developing the world-class Ruby Creek project.
With the retirement of Allen Hayward from Xstrata Nickel last fall, the Ontario Mining Association had to bump up the timing of its succession-planning protocol. Hayward, who was halfway through his t...
Construction of Ontario's first diamond mine--the Victor project owned by De Beers Canada--is well underway (see CMJ October 2006). Production is expected to begin in 2008, and the diamonds mined will...
Politicians usually don't have much trouble finding something to dispute, but in this case the decision was unanimous. At the Ontario Mining Association's Meet the Miners event at Queen's Park in Toro...
The use of popular culture to spur political debate always stirs strong emotions. People have been taking sides since the recent release of the movie "Blood Diamond" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The mo...
A Toronto-based private firm has developed a new fixed-wing airborne surveying system, which has been described as the next generation of gravity gradiometer systems. Improvements of Gedex's HD-AGG o...
Milestones at Copper Cliff North mine
The impression of many first year engineering students is that the mining industry is dirty, unsophisticated and requires living and working in remote and sometimes hostile areas. This is not surprisi...
Fort St. John already plays a vital role as the hub of British Columbia's prosper- ing oil and gas, energy and forestry industries, acting as the service centre for the northeast region of the provinc...
