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 […]
Teck Cominco to supply gold, silver, bronze
Although our new technologies offer wonderful opportunities to improve our efficiency, they equally offer chances to fritter away time in ways never before seen. Checking on sports scores, reading new...
Mining is fraught with uncertainty, but with the Sept. 8 launch of McGill University 's COSMO (stochastic mine planning) laboratory, uncertainty will be less of a liability. In fact, it should become ...
Photographs from aircraft and satellites have long had application in the mining business, particularly exploration. However, recent developments in the field of remote sensing can help with all stage...
The young Canadian diamond industry is already evolving. The first two mines to open--BHP Billiton's Ekati mine in 1998 and the Diavik mine belonging to Rio Tinto and Aber in 2003--are large, long-lif...
When it opens on Oct. 1, 2007, Snap Lake will be De Beers' first producing mine in Canada, and in fact its first mine outside Africa.
Hidden beneath an ancient sea 50 million years ago, beneath the glaciers 10,000 years ago and now beneath the muskeg, the Victor kimberlite is about to be uncovered. After 40 years of hard work, De Be...
Energy is a weak point in our economy. Fossil fuels are cheap (honest!) and convenient, but can cause unacceptable pollution. Some are running out frighteningly fast and may be better for other uses t...
It's no secret that there are two schools of thought on safety programs. No matter which side you're on, I hope you will take the time to read my thoughts on the issue. As an outsider to the mining in...
"Where's your diamond?" De Beers president and CEO Jim Gowans challenged me, looking pointedly at my left hand as I interviewed him in September. Previous to this job he had built many successful mine...
Cast your mind back a few years, before the mergers and acquisitions left me permanently confused. In those days, there were a few reliable, well-run intermediate-size Canadian gold miners. One that I...
The Abitibi has given rise to many successful mining companies generating much wealth. But finding and developing the ore is getting more and more difficult in the highly sheared, disrupted ground.
