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 […]
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...
The VIP team set a very ambitious goal: to complete the design, procurement and transportation to the site of all the major parts of the project before the shipping season ended in 2000. They would ga...
There's a patriotic truism abroad these days: Canadians are the world's foremost mine finders. Is this really true?In fact, the system that developed field geologists in this country in the past has b...
Another Big Development ProjectI was quite disappointed when I looked at the centre page (Feb/ March 2001 issue) where appears, "The biggest mineral development projects in Canada." Our [Niocan niobiu...
