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 […]
One of the world's leaders in construction and mining equipment, Hitachi, has introduced two new compact excavators. The company says these ultra-short machines are long on the features that Hitachi e...
Its battery-powered 816C Un-A-Hauler is attracting new and repeat customers, says Bucyrus. The 35th such unit recently went into service in a coal mine. This high-capacity, reliable coal and material...
When I was checking my inbox recently, I received a piece of news from Oxfam America. This international NGO (non-governmental organization) has launched a new initiative to promote the rights of comm...
Teck Cominco of Vancouver has begun an offshore exploration program over claims held by Toronto-based Nautilus Minerals off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Teck Cominco has promised to spend US$12 mill...
F or decades people from the have-not parts of Canada have found themselves "going down the road" to work in Alberta's oil patch. Now they find themselves going up the highway, drawn north to Fort McM...
B arry Rosengrant, founder of Californiabased Petromax Technologies, explains what his company can do with its patented Petromax hydrocarbon technology in simple terms. "We're sand cleaners,"he states...
R ecent developments in evaluating mineral deposits are resulting in a better understanding of the conversion of mineral resources into material mined and milled, i. e., mineral reserves. The public r...
R ecent clashes over mineral exploration in Ontario have put a negative spin on the mining industry's relationship with Aboriginal communities. Of particular note are Platinex Inc.' s dispute with KI ...
Caterpillar Inc., headquartered in Peoria, Ill., has opened a new assembly line for underground mining loaders in Brazil. In response to the continuing strong demand for mining equipment, Cat now is m...
The other day while I was reading Los Andes, a local newspaper in Mendoza,I found once again a front page that reflected the increasing conflict between mining projects and agricultural activities. Th...
