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 […]
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 ...
Psst... hey buddy! Want to hear about a new met coal partnership?At first glance, the deal that launched the Fording Coal Partnership on Feb. 28 seems complicated. However, two executives from Teck Co...
Near the end of the runway at the airport in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, are five one-story industrial buildings surrounded by tall chain-link fences. These are three diamon...
When Ekati went into commercial production in October 1998, it was Canada's first diamond mine, with reserves in five kimberlite pipes and a plan that called for open pit mining later joined by underg...
Is it true that Yellowknife's sidewalks are studded with diamonds? I don't think so. But Canada's newest diamond mine, Diavik, is already spitting out gemstones. The first ones passed through the proc...
Last year, 2002, was not notable for an influx of mineral exploration dollars, but it was a time for refining and enhancing existing geophysical technologies. Significant new developments will affect ...
Quebec's non-metal mines left outIt seems like you have forgotten us or made a translation mistake on page 28 of your September 2002 issue [map of the geological subdivisions and location of active mi...
Prime Minister Jean Chrtien gave Canada an early Christmas present by signing the Kyoto Protocol on December 16. Not everyone wanted it. The Canadian oil patch has been one of the most vociferous opp...
Preliminary figures for 2001 indicate that the total value of Ontario's mineral production was $5.63 billion, down slightly from $5.87 billion in 2000. Lower nickel prices were primarily responsible f...
