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Sudbury gears up for another 100 years

Sudbury has been a mining town for over a century. The merger of Falconbridge Ltd. and Inco Ltd., which should be finalized early this year, will strengthen the town'...

Little fish in a big basin

Amid the excitement of the proposed amalgamation of Inco and Falconbridge, something small but significant happened last fall in the Sudbury Basin's southwest range. A new nickel miner was born....

Cat 657G comes as tractor or scraper

Caterpillar has introduced its new 657G tractor/scraper with ACERT technology, a new cooling system, enhanced cab and easy service features. It comes with either a 600/554-hp Cat C1...

Unlocking the food chain

Mining can have a big payback to the communities where it operates. Many provincial and territorial governments recognize the potential benefits and are in stiff competition to attract exploration dol...

Breathing easy at greater depths

Three leaders in the mining industry--Robinson Industries, Inc., Inco Ltd. and The Hatch Group--recently joined forces to upgrade the exhaust system...

A solution-providing industry

It is time to look at mining in a new way, as a solution-provider for modern society. Whether we work inside the industry or not, we all consume products from mining processes. Archaeologists tell us...

Kemess North decision looms

Yea or nay is the key decision that Northgate MineralsCorp. of Vancouver anxiously awaits from a joint federal-provincial review panel on proposed development of the...