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 […]
The story of the Balmertown gold mines in northwest Ontario is a story of two mines side-by-side, one rich and the other poor.Arthur White was the prospector/promoter who originally found and staked t...
The Art & Science of Writing Geoscience Reports by Brian Grant, P.Geo., is a new manual aimed at explorationists and students, as it focuses on report products and standards required during the normal...
Once again, and it is no surprise, Noranda is Canada's largest mining company. Last year it posted revenues of almost $6.5 billion, up significantly from $6.0 billion in 1998 (all figures in Canadian ...
The deepest underground shaft in the Western Hemisphere is now complete--a 2,249-m-deep mine shaft, the third for the LaRonde mine, and the centrepiece of its major six-year-long mine and mill expansi...
In today's global economy--one characterized by unprecedented competition and quantum leaps in technological change--success is as often attributed to innovation in management techniques and practices...
The tire should match the job, not just the vehicle. Ken Downes is involved in mining and contractor sales for Kal Tire, a Michelin and Bridgestone/Firestone tire dealer in Vernon, B.C. He describes t...
At a mine site, tires are a consumable, but, man, that expense can add up! Tires can form an astounding 20-25% of a haul truck's operating costs in an open pit mine, according to George Couris, senior...
Kidd's Mine D Gets Go-AheadThe Falconbridge Ltd. board of directors approved the development of a new mine, Mine D (Deep), at the Kidd Creek operations in Timmins, Ont. The feasibility study, complete...
Clive R. Hartz has been appointed president and CEO of International Green Ice Inc. of Vancouver. Gary E. Davis has been appointed director and corporate secretary, replacing Eugene Beukman (director)...
The people of the Anishnawbek Nation have lived on these lands [in the Algoma region] as far back in time as the legends which have been passed down from one generation to another. They established pe...
Europe's Newest Zinc-Lead Mine OpensThe Lisheen mine, the fifth largest zinc and lead mine in the world, opened officially in late June near Thurles, County Tipperary, in Ireland. The mine is expected...
Measurement Devices Ltd. (MDL) of Aberdeen, Scotland, in conjunction with its Canadian distributor, Thomas Engineering Ltd., introduces the Cavity Autoscanning Laser System (C-ALS). This instrument is...
