Canada does not lack mineral potential. What it needs is the ability to convert that potential into productive mines, resilient supply chains […]
Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]
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...
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...
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...
The SIAMnet communication system by Cattron Group International offers an extremely cost-effective alternative to fibre optic and "leaky feeder" technologies for voice and data commun...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
After struggling through several lean years earlier this decade, the Red Dog zinc and lead mine in northwest Alaska is now producing record profits for its operator, Teck Cominco under agreement with...
