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 […]
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...
Nothing stays the same forever. This venerable magazine (as well as our almost-as-venerable sister publications The Northern Miner newspaper and the Canadian Mines Handbook) will have a change of owne...
Worldwide Mineral Resources Databases Available on CDTwo large databases have recently been placed into a single product useful for assessing mineral resources, for land-use planning, and for locating...
The world's best zinc comes, naturally, from the world's best zinc refinery. That honour arguably goes to CEZinc.The refinery was built in 1963 at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. This small town southw...
