Record crowds and a record-setting exhibition floor marked PDAC 2026, held March 1–4 in Toronto. The annual convention of the Prospectors & […]
The next phase of digital transformation in mining is less about generating new data and more about unlocking the value of existing […]
With the current spate of mergers and acquisitions, mining companies are acquiring portfolios that often include worked out or abandoned properties. Many companies often don't know the extent of the l...
A solution has been found in recent years to combat the lack of trust and co- operation that has commonly existed between mining companies wanting to exploit minerals and the neighbouring Aboriginal c...
Teck Cominco to supply gold, silver, bronze
Although our new technologies offer wonderful opportunities to improve our efficiency, they equally offer chances to fritter away time in ways never before seen. Checking on sports scores, reading new...
Mining is fraught with uncertainty, but with the Sept. 8 launch of McGill University 's COSMO (stochastic mine planning) laboratory, uncertainty will be less of a liability. In fact, it should become ...
Photographs from aircraft and satellites have long had application in the mining business, particularly exploration. However, recent developments in the field of remote sensing can help with all stage...
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...
