A new diesel engine oil quality, called API CJ-4, will be introduced into North America on October 15. This oil will be the best performing heavy duty diesel engine oil that the industry has produced....

The world's first-field mountable videographic data recorder is now available from ABB . For use anywhere, anyhow and by anyone, the new SM500F is a four-channel recorder that can be installed in even...

Whitehorse, Yukon, was the site of the late-August conference of Canadian energy and mines ministers. The meeting brought together ministers from the provincial, territorial and federal governments. T...

How can mining companies improve their biodiversity performance? The question is answered in considerable detail in a new International Council on Mining & Metals publication, ...

Gold discoveries falling behind...

If ever there was an example of how small communities and a modest mine could be good for each other, it would be Duck Pond. The owner needs new ore, and the region needs the jobs the mine will bring....

We have all inherited various legacies--documents, systems, processes or programs--from predecessors or colleagues. Taking over work requires that you learn what the other person did, how they did it...

The hottest mining news this summer concerns the fight for control of two Canadian nickel giants, Falconbridge and Inco. Inco wants Falconbridge; so does Xstrata. Teck Cominco wants Inco; and Phelps D...

Siemens is offering a new option for the MultiRanger 100 ultrasonic controller for level measurement. Customers now have a choice to order a single relay version at considerable cost savings. Many use...

The SIAMnet communication system by Cattron Group International offers an extremely cost-effective alternative to fibre optic and "leaky feeder" technologies for voice and data commun...

Literally the largest wheel loader in the world, the LeTourneau L-2350 offers a standard operating capacity of 72,000 kg and a 40-m3 bucket to compete head-to-head with hydraulic excavator shovels. It...