Critical minerals have become essential not only for the global energy transition but also for national security and defence. As countries work […]
Aramine continues to advance underground mining equipment designed for narrow-vein operations, with a growing focus on battery electric machinery and automation. The […]
Since 1987, Viking Pump has offered the widest range of mag drive gear pumps. The new Viking Mag Drive 855 Series internal gear pumps offer exceptional reliability through their robust, sealless desi...
Nothing ever stands still, and this is a thousand times truer for information technology than for any other field. And what epitomizes information technology more than the Internet? As soon as you dis...
Buffalo Gold of Vancouver has named Brian McEwen as president and COO. He is a mining geologist with more than 25 years of exploration and production experience....
Canadian Museum of Civilization turns 150...
New Caledonia, a French island territory 1,600 km off the northeast coast of Australia, is home to an estimated 25% of the world's known nickel reserves. With rich laterite and saprolite deposits, it...
Another large Canadian nickel laterite project is Ambatovy in eastern Madagascar, off the east coast of southern Africa. The project is owned by Dynatec Corp. of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Sumitomo Corp...
An accidental fire that started just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, in the world's largest potash mine trapped 72 people underground in a potentially dangerous situation. Within a day and a...
From the very beginning, rockfalls have remained the principal cause of fatalities associated with mining activities. Despite modern techniques and heavy mechanization, the rockfall problem persists....
Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. of Newport News, Va., recently received two large orders for Ultra Class T 282 B AC-drive trucks....
As my bones get older, I enjoy a mild winter like 2005-06. Whether the warmer-than-average season is a sign of global warming or not is open to debate. What we can say with certainty is that the more...
Komatsu America Corp. of Vernon Hills, Ill., has introduced the company's first wheel loader equipped with a Tier-3-compliant engine. The 118,385-lb WA600-6, designed for smaller mining applications,...
The application of paste backfill technology for mined stopes has been a major contributor to the development and economic growth of mining industries across the world, and hence to a reduction of the...
