McClean Lake: Jet boring reaches small pods...

At Cameco Corp.'s Cigar Lake Mine in Saskatchewan, the single-shaft test mine is being expanded into a full production facility. High-grade (19% U3O8) ore will be crushed and ground u...

In the overheated commodities markets, it is easy to overlook uranium. But the uranium price is flying high. From around US$10/lb U3O8 through the 1990s, the price has risen sharply since late 2003 to...

A protective system with the potential to save mining companies millions of dollars a year is triggering a major rethink in mining conveyor maintenance in Australia. The process, developed by Western...

Bucyrus International is celebrating 125 years of building heavy excavating machinery, including the largest earthmovers ever to roam the planet. Throughout that time, Bucyrus has led...

Knelson Gravity Solutions of Langley, B.C., has announced that a complete line of proprietary lab equipment is now available to the mining industry. The company has been pioneering th...

In the Last Word column in the January 2006 issue of CMJ, we incorrectly identified the drummer from the Shaft Bottom Boys in the Inco-sponsored "Sudbury Saturday Night" event last year. Cory McPhee (...

The word 'Blog' is typical of the jargon found on the Internet. It is a shortening of the term 'Web Log', which is a method of publishing articles on the web, similar to an extended newsgroup thread....

The board of Montreal-based Alcan Inc. has approved the appointment Richard (Dick) Evans as the company's next president and CEO, effective March 12. Evans is current...

At U of M, he signed up to take a geology course by accident, because he didn't know what "geology" meant. That wasn't the full extent of his ignorance. "I had no idea we were hooked up to some solid...

In recognition of a career based on innovative technology and strong leadership skills, Hatch's executive director Bert Wasmund, PhD, PEng., has received the Engineering Medal for...

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