Global demand for critical minerals is accelerating, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) projecting a sixfold increase in global demand for critical […]
Mining operations strive to be safe, efficient, and productive, but they often allocate up to 50% of their annual budget to equipment […]
Improved safety for operators of trucks, tractors, cranes and other equipment will result from the use of the Tiltmeter, a precision instrument now available in Canada from Cascadia Instrumentation In...
In early November, I attended the first day of the Mining Diesel Emissions Conference in Markham, Ont. The is the seventh annual meeting of a relatively small group whose aim is to clean up the air th...
A new book, TapRooT - Root Cause Analysis, Problem Investigation, Proactive Improvement, reveals the revolutionary process that helps industry leaders put an end to the negative cycle of failure, cri...
Dr. Jay. D. Hair has been appointed first secretary general of the International Council on Mining and Metals, a restructured global industry association on sustainable development. The ICMM is the re...
You may already have heard that Antamina in north-central Peru is the world's largest combined copper/zinc mine, owned by a consortium of major mining companies--Noranda Inc. (33.75%), BHP Billiton (3...
In October 1998, when the Ekati mine began to produce Canada's first diamonds commercially, the industry was still a fledgling. There was a flurry of exploration activity, particularly in the Northwes...
If there is one thing the mining industry doesn't do quickly, it's to change. So it's no surprise that only now are mining companies showing a lot of interest in a technology that's two decades old--b...
Yesterday was Monday, September 10. At the end of the work day, I finished transcribing my telephone interview with Ron Simkus, the president and CEO of Compaa Minera Antamina, which operates the An...
Valuable Airborne Image Data for SaleAlto Technology Resources Inc. of Houston, Tex., will be making data available for sale from the western and south-central United States for commercial use from it...
Golden Bear Heap Leach Mine to CloseOne of the first and most successful heap leach gold mines built in Canada has begun the process of closing, after five years of producing more ounces at a lower co...
Congratulations to all of Canada's Top 40 mining companies. We never tire of putting Noranda (with revenues of $6.96 billion) at the head of the pack. It has held the No.1 spot for almost a decade. In...
Nothing in life is risk-free. A company entirely dependent on one mine producing a not-very-liquid commodity might seem chancy, but appearances can be deceptive. North American Palladium Ltd. (NAP) of...
