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Smooth sailing at Duck Pond

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....

Legacies

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...

Mergers hotter than ever

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...

New option available for MultiRanger 100

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...

World’s largest wheel loader

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...

Drill bit evolution

Soon all Atlas Copco Secoroc rock drilling tools delivered will be dressed in yellow--another step in strengthening the visual identity as part of the Atlas Copco Group. The company c...

TCL executives speak out

At the end of March 2006, CMJ editors interviewed the top Teck Cominco executives in their Vancouver offices, in preparation for this special centenary issue. What emerged was a snapshot of a vigor...

Bold move into oil sands

Teck Cominco made its first, bold move into the Athabasca oil sands last September, when it purchased 15% of the Fort Hills Project. This is the first of three to five long-life assets that CEO Don Li...

New focus on technology

The big breakthrough for Cominco almost a century ago was discovering how to treat mixed ores of lead, silver and zinc, and recover each metal as a separate refined product. It is therefore not surpri...

It takes time and people to build a company

At a time when multinational corporations are being traded like hockey cards, it's important to remember that it takes many years to build a substantial company -- one with good assets, a positive cul...