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Yukon exploration targets base, precious metals

Mineral exploration in the Yukon did not recover in 2001 and the low levels of exploration spending experienced in 2000 continued, with expenditures estimated to be $7.2 million.ExplorationExploration...

Shed the paper trail

Paper, paper, and more paper! Paper forms are the bane of mining operations everywhere. Used for recording and transporting every kind of data imaginable, they have served as the lifeblood of mining o...

Metallogenic map guides explorers through South America

A metallogenic map that has just been released, showing the border regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru, will be a valuable guide to explorers. The new map (in Spanish and English), including...

Raising a new roof

I sing in a choir every Sunday morning, in the choir loft upstairs at the back of our large church. We sometimes think we are nearer to Heaven back there, but more importantly we are closer to the cei...

Contest Winner

A ritual that marks the dawn of each year at CMJ is to determine a winner for our readership survey contest. Every person who responds to our readership survey, either by mail or using the "contest" b...

Life is a highway

Another year is in the history books and the New Year is upon us offering its own unique mix of opportunities and challenges. As the Ontario mining industry continues building and changing for the fut...

Staff and services (January 01, 2002)

The Ontario Mining Association (OMA), founded in 1920, represents companies engaged in the environmentally responsible exploration, production and processing of minerals in the province. While most mi...

Sudbury branches out

With its roots firmly planted in one of the world's most famous nickel deposits, Sudbury has grown into a strong and vibrant community in Ontario's North.The new City of Greater Sudbury was created in...

EXPLORATION: The odds of finding diamonds in Ontario

The most advanced diamond exploration project in the province is De Beers Canada Exploration Inc.'s 100%-owned Victor project in the James Bay Lowlands, 90 km west of the First Nation community of Att...

Interview with Dan Newman

CMJ: Is Ontario in competition with other jurisdictions for exploration and mining investment?Newman: Absolutely. Mining is a global industry. We've been ranked No. 1 in Canada by the Fraser Institute...

New hydraulic fluids to meet mining industry’s needs

Petro-Canada Lubricants has developed a new generation of hydraulic fluids with its Total Wear Protection formulation that provides superior anti-wear protection and up to three times longer fluid lif...