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 […]
Toronto-based Geosoft Inc. has released a free version of its Oasis montaj core technology for earth science decision-making. The v5.0 interface is an Internet-enabled software application that gives ...
With Christmas behind us and 2001 upon us, it's a good bet you've probably had a number of people wish you a safe and prosperous New Year in recent weeks. In many corners it has become somewhat of a p...
Q: What progress has Operation Treasure Hunt made in the staking of new mines?A: It has generated a lot of excitement in the province, particularly in light of the $10-million increase in the budget, ...
Excitement surrounds new deep mine development at KiddExcitement is growing in Timmins, Ont. The world's deepest base metal mine is under development by Falconbridge Ltd.'s Kidd Mining Division. Its c...
Ontario Premier Michael Harris was on hand at the "Meet the Miners" reception held in April 2000, to offer his congratulations to the winners of the John T. Ryan Regional Safety Trophy. The Premier's ...
News stories are surfacing regularly of desperate situations in First Nations communities across the country that go well beyond poverty. Local industries can provide an economic injection big enough ...
Innovative Closure Labour Agreement at Golden GiantIt's hard to believe, but the Hemlo gold camp in northern Ontario is starting to look to the closure of its mines. Battle Mountain Canada Ltd.'s Gold...
The MacLeod mine has been a landmark at the entry to the town of Geraldton in northwestern Ontario since 1943, when Highway 11, one of the province's two trans-Canada highways, was completed.When the ...
The Red Lake gold mine and mill in Balmertown, northwest Ontario, opened in 1948, and has operated at between 150 and 800 tonnes per day. The mine was closed in June 1996 by a strike that only ended i...
The Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) has appointed W. Warren Holmes as the new chair of its executive board. Holmes, who is the senior vice-president, Canadian mining operatio...
The exploration program got its first real taste of the High Grade Zone in 1995. When negotiations for a new labour contract began the next year, members of the United Steelworkers of America local at...
The Red Lake (a.k.a. Arthur White) mine was owned and operated by Dickenson Mines Ltd. for most of its history. In an early August interview in Goldcorp Inc.'s Toronto office, the chairman and CEO, Ro...
