Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]
Credit: Adobe Stock Many asset owners face a choice that looks simple: continue operating aging coal-fired generating stations or begin planning for […]
Xstrata Nickel has just released a photo of its 60,000 sq ft administration and dry facility currently under construction at its Nickel Rim South Mine Site in Garson, ON.
Polaris Minerals Corp, (TSX:PLS) and its subsidiary company, Eagle Rock Aggregates Inc, in conjunction with its Strategic Alliance partner, has just completed the purchase of a parcel of land at Pier ...
Any idea what this famous nickel in Sudbury, ON would be worth if it was perfectly round and made from pure nickel? Answers should be based on nickel selling for US$14,000 per tonne and assume a diame...
Caterpillar has just introduced a 'shin saving' elevating device designed to make boarding large equipment safer and easier. The lift is capable of carrying up to 500 pounds.
Metso Minerals, one of the world's larger suppliers of equipment to the mining industry, is pleased to announce that it will now be improving its delivery to the Canadian market because of its recent ...
L ike many people, I once believed that a certain number of "accidents" are inevitable in the workplace, and I thought it impossible to go more than one or two million hours without a safety incident.
HudBay Minerals has transformed into a Canadian mining powerhouse in less than four years as a public company. However it took seventy-six years, a spike in base metal prices and a lot of hard work to...
C yr Drilling Ltd. of Winnipeg is a relative newcomer to the mineral exploration industry, but the man behind the firm has a track record as solid as Canadian bedrock. Sixty-five-year-old founder and ...
T he aim here is to seek to identify predictions that are by no means foregone conclusions, and some of which will be highly contentious or surprising. Well, I have some trends of what will happen wit...
W hen you hear about someone building a mine at a remote place like Canada's Baffin Island, the last thing you think about is 'security.'
C onstructive dialogue between companies and communities will allow for co-operation and a faster approval process. Also, companies have the opportunity to learn about factors that should be considere...
MINExpo, touted as one of the premier expositions of mining equipment and services in the world, certainly lived up to its billing last month as more than 41,000 delegates from around the globe gather...
