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 […]
Slang easily crosses geographical, as well as social borders. A phrase that becomes popular in the United States soon crosses the border into Canada. Or vice versa. Thus it is that among miners, in Ca...
Bitumen production at Alberta's first oil sands producer has doubled to 225,000 bbl/day per day since 1999, and will double again over the next decade. The first increase was accomplished during the $...
In a new laboratory in the University of Alberta's computing science department, mouse clicks and streaming video feeds are providing answers that might one day help as much as heavy equipment and har...
Improved tax assistance for Qubec explorationIn mid-August the Qubec government announced a major improvement to the tax credit for resources. Mining corporations will be able to claim a tax credit ...
This issue, subtitled "Mining in Qubec", is a new venture for us. It is a look at Canada's second largest province, by population, by land mass (I am not including territories in this comparison) and...
Automation is one, maybe even the most important, element of driving down production costs. After all, no mine can stay in business if expenses exceed revenues.Now there is a cost-effective, reliable,...
There are a small number of mining companies with head offices in the province of Qubec--Alcan, Quebec Cartier and Cambior spring to mind. There are a larger number of exploration companies based in ...
As an exploration manager, what you really need is an easy-to-use, complete paper and electronic library of government reports and maps, and assessment reports going back a hundred years, right in you...
Mining activity in Qubec represents a powerful economic lever: annual production exceeds $3.5 billion. Its mines, smelters, refineries, drilling and mining companies and research centres generate ove...
The Superior and Grenville tectonic provinces underlie most of Qubec and form a vast territory that hosts mineral resources including precious metals (Au, Ag), base metals (Cu, Zn, Ni), iron and othe...
The Qubec Prospectors Association (QPA) was founded in 1975 by members of Qubec's mineral exploration sector with the objective of increasing exploration activity and supporting the development of Q...
Imagine finding a large diamond in a gravel bed! The largest diamond found in the United States--the 15-carat Eagle Diamond--was discovered near Eagle, Wis., in 1867. Two other diamonds of about five ...
