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 […]
Donald R. Lindsay is the new president and CEO of Vancouver-based Teck Cominco. Formerly he was president of CIBC World Markets and was responsible for both the Investment and Banking...
When you're only number three, you've got to try harder. That seems to be a factor driving Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp. to build up its annual gold production from the current 4.9...
The Sudbury Joint Venture (SJV) is the business to study for any company that wants to be a profitable mineral producer. Partners FNX Mining (75%) and Dynatec...
The average age in the Canadian mining industry is almost 50. Some of the half-centurians, especially the lucky few with long service and a good pension, are thinking about early retirement. But there...
Building the Nickel Rim South nickel-copper mine is a major development for Noranda-Falconbridge Ltd. in the Sudbury Basin of northeast Ontario. The job commenced in March 2004, when funding was appro...
With over $41.1 billion dollars in revenue each year at stake (according to Natural Resources Canada), Canadian mining companies have a vested interest in the way land is used and how it is left when...
Anyone who attended the PDAC convention in Toronto in early March is aware that opportunity is not only knocking in this business but trying to break down the door. There was record-high attendance; w...
The former mayor of the City of Metropolitan Toronto, Mel Lastman, was known for running on at the mouth. He once jokingly told a reporter that he was worried about being boiled in a pot by cannibals...
Undeniably one of the most famous and prolific gold- and base-metal-producing areas in the world, the Abitibi Greenstone Belt is once again seeing a flurry of exploration activity and re-examination o...
Extra nice Beluga sapphire...
The University of Nottingham's School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering (SChEME) in the United Kingdom has recently purchased a mineral liberation analyzer (MLA) from JKTech Pty. Ltd....
Interest in uranium exploration is growing across Canada, thanks to the strong price for the metal. The spot price for U3O8 at the end of December 2004 was US$20.70/lb, after a steady two-year rise. T...
