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 young Canadian diamond industry is already evolving. The first two mines to open--BHP Billiton's Ekati mine in 1998 and the Diavik mine belonging to Rio Tinto and Aber in 2003--are large, long-lif...
When it opens on Oct. 1, 2007, Snap Lake will be De Beers' first producing mine in Canada, and in fact its first mine outside Africa.
Hidden beneath an ancient sea 50 million years ago, beneath the glaciers 10,000 years ago and now beneath the muskeg, the Victor kimberlite is about to be uncovered. After 40 years of hard work, De Be...
Energy is a weak point in our economy. Fossil fuels are cheap (honest!) and convenient, but can cause unacceptable pollution. Some are running out frighteningly fast and may be better for other uses t...
It's no secret that there are two schools of thought on safety programs. No matter which side you're on, I hope you will take the time to read my thoughts on the issue. As an outsider to the mining in...
"Where's your diamond?" De Beers president and CEO Jim Gowans challenged me, looking pointedly at my left hand as I interviewed him in September. Previous to this job he had built many successful mine...
Cast your mind back a few years, before the mergers and acquisitions left me permanently confused. In those days, there were a few reliable, well-run intermediate-size Canadian gold miners. One that I...
The Abitibi has given rise to many successful mining companies generating much wealth. But finding and developing the ore is getting more and more difficult in the highly sheared, disrupted ground.
The celebrations marking the official reopening of the Kiena underground gold mine on Aug. 18 were particularly sweet for Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines , coming as they did after many tough, frugal...
Ninety-five kilometres north of La Sarre in the northern part of the Abitibi belt is the Casa Berardi gold mine, which is slated for reopening later this year by 100% owner Aurizon Mines Ltd . Accordi...
As the old adage goes, the best place to find a mine is in the shadow of a headframe. The odds, then, seem stacked in favour of Alexis Minerals , which is poking around behind 60 such structures in th...
CMJ: The exploration and deposit appraisal spending in 2005 in Qubec stayed about the same as in 2004. Do you expect it to increase or decrease in 2006?
