Following the Boulder Train

Planning for succession is a major issue for private companies today. But many are not prepared to deal with the transition when the time comes, including in the mining industry.

Remarkable performance at Black Lake mine

Mike Petrina has joined Adanac Molybdenum Corp. of Vancouver as its general manager of the Ruby Creek molybdenum project near Atlin, B.C.

The excitement and uncertainty surrounding the battle for Canada's nickel giants is subsiding. It slowed last fall when Swiss-based Xstrata won the battle for Falconbridge Ltd., and Brazilian Companhi...

Mine D ('D' is for 'deep') is the latest phase of the Kidd Creek zinc-copper mine in Timmins, Ont. Mining production began in 1966 and had progressed from an open pit to underground as No.1, No.2 and ...

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...