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 […]
T he LARONDE MINE began life in 1988 as the DUMAGAMI open pit and underground mine, before Agnico-Eagle Mines acquired 100% interest in 1992. Over the last two decades, the complex and rich mine has b...
T here is more to being a successful gold mine than separating precious metals from waste rock. The undertaking should include being an ecologically responsible neighbour. At least it does for Agnico-...
P re-production development at Agnico- Eagle's LAPA MINE, 45 km west of Val d'Or, Que., is advancing toward startup in mid-2009. By the middle of May when CMJ visited the project, 2,300 m of developme...
Agnico-Eagle is jumping into the Finnish gold industry with both feet. The company's first mine to open outside Canada will be the US$190-million KITTILA GOLD MINE, scheduled to begin production this ...
Agnico-Eagle Mines is in the early stages of building its 100%-owned MEADOWBANK open pit gold mine and concentrator 70 km north of Baker Lake, in the Kivalliq District of Nunavut--the company's first ...
The 960E-1 (960E) AC electric-drive haul truck was introduced last month by Komatsu America Corp. of Rolling Meadows, Ill. The largest of Komatsu's full line of mining trucks, the new model carries a ...
I like being in the public service. My job has incredible variety and lots of responsibility. I find it very satisfying." Those were the words of Dave Lefebure, chief geologist for the British Columbi...
Thompson Creek Metals of Toronto, Ont., is a young molybdenum miner that is already on solid financial ground and expects to fund its aggressive growth plans from internal cash flow.
T he MT. MILLIGAN GOLD-COPPER PROJECT is a go, according to 100% owner Terrane Metals Corp. of Vancouver. A positive feasibility study for the mega porphyry project, 155 km northwest of Prince George ...
R aising capital to develop new mines is a challenging exercise in Canada's North, where the cost of doing business is higher than in southern jurisdictions. The Yukon government acknowledged this rea...
It took four years and about Cdn$170 million, but the definitive feasibility study on its 100%-owned MARY RIVER IRON ORE PROJECT was well worth the wait, according to Baffinland Iron Mines of Toronto.
D iamonds have dominated exploration and mine development in Canada's Northwest Territories since the first diamondiferous kimberlites were discovered in the Lac de Gras region in the early 1990s. Dia...
