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 […]
MinE-com 2001 proceedings on the netThree hundred people attended CAMESE's MinE-com 2001 Conferences on E-commerce in the Mining Industry, held in Toronto and Vancouver in April. Industry-leading buye...
High-voltage Electrical Cleaning ServiceAn electrical company in Timmins, Ont., has a unique method for cleaning on-line electrical systems. Highvec Canada Inc. specializes in cleaning electrical powe...
Major contract awarded at Snap lakeDe Beers Canada Mining Inc. has selected AMEC Simons Mining and Metals as its alliance partner to perform the optimization study, engineering, procurement and constr...
It's been two years since, at the age of 39, Randall Oliphant took over as president and CEO at Barrick Gold. He was stepping into jobs filled in the past by a pair of corporate heavyweights--the late...
Anyone who is energized by the sagebrush desert of northeastern Nevada enjoys the drive to Goldstrike. Put Elko behind you; zip past the ranches; make a quick stop for coffee in Carlin; enjoy the snow...
The Carlin Trend has been studied intently by geologists for over 50 years, but it is not yet fully understood. It is arguably the most important gold-bearing formation in the United States.Northeast ...
The Lake Victoria gold district has sizable resources and excellent potential for new discoveries, but skilled miners with underground experience are rarer than hen's teeth. If analysts had reservatio...
Late April and early May is the time of year when most companies publicly prove their accountability to their shareholders. Annual reports are distributed and shareholders (as well as media) are invit...
Exploration Spending Nearing Bottom of CycleAccording to Metals Economics Group (MEG)'s recent edition of Corporate Exploration Strategies, total spending allocated for worldwide nonferrous exploratio...
Insights and clues to unravelling these mysteries were at the top of the list during the 33rd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Meeting last January in Ottawa. Twelve of the 42 papers on the program ...
The US$414-million (capital) Red Dog mine opened in 1989 with the likelihood of having the world's best zinc deposit. There were nagging questions, however, particularly surrounding the zinc market, t...
Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough is sparsely populated, with 7,000 residents ("shareholders") living in 11 villages, the largest of which is Kotzebue, with a population of 3,700. The main industry in...
