
Canada needs faster mining project approvals
Record crowds and a record-setting exhibition floor marked PDAC 2026, held March 1–4 in Toronto. The annual convention of the Prospectors & […]

Record crowds and a record-setting exhibition floor marked PDAC 2026, held March 1–4 in Toronto. The annual convention of the Prospectors & […]

The next phase of digital transformation in mining is less about generating new data and more about unlocking the value of existing […]
Excavating a room with a viewOve Arup and Partners International Ltd. has been appointed to carry out a feasibility study of an unusual and challenging sculpture in the picturesque and traditional Spa...
At last year's United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, over 100 of the world's leaders collectively recognized the important contribution that mining, min...
To get a handle on the new company, CMJ paid a visit to the Kinross head office in Toronto in April. Following are excerpts from our interview with Robert Buchan, (president and CEO-pictured left), Sc...
1993-- Kinross formed from merger of three companies, with initial capital of Cdn$14 million. June--bought DeLamar mine and Candelaria mine in western U.S. from Nerco. September--bought 56% control b...
In Alaska the words "Fort Knox" mean gold, and a lot of it. But people aren't referring to the federal repository. Fort Knox is by far the state's largest gold producer and its only primary lode gold ...
It's hard to argue with success. Ten years ago, with impetus provided by Ned Goodman's investment bank, Dundee Bancorp, Kinross Gold Corp. was formed by pushing together the assets of three smaller co...
Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clements) made a lot of sense, for a writer. One of his characters, Pudd'nhead Wilson (in Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar, 1894) pithily advises that you should "Put all your eg...
The Kemess South gold-copper mine in the rolling Omineca Mountains of north-central British Columbia is easy to like. The Toodoggone region is magnificent, and the people at the mine are very down-to-...
Mining and exploration companies wanting to capitalize on the current up-tick in the gold price and potential future improvement in other commodities must overcome the short-term difficulty of raising...
Science teachers and earth scientists...meet at GeoSciEd IV, a conference of the International Geoscience Education Organization, in Calgary, Alta. on Aug. 10-14, 2003. Teachers from elementary to uni...
New front shovel for mining and aggregate applicationsCaterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Ill., has introduced the 5090B front shovel, a high-production loading tool that replaces the 5080 hydraulic excavator...
Radisson Mining Resources of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has announced the appointment of Donald Lacasse as its new president following the departure of Guy Parent. Lacasse is a civil engineer who was named ...