Canada plans to nearly double its recovery of germanium — a critical strategic mineral used in advanced electronics, semiconductors, fibre optics and […]
Part 1: Foundations of international investment law in the mining sector Mining has long served as a stress test for international investment […]
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...
Over the last 30 years, Noranda has developed a thriving aluminum division in the southern United States. The division is small but has developed a profitable niche, according to Bill Brooks, presiden...
Noranda is joining the ranks of the world's low-cost magnesium producers, and doing it with distinction. Behind this effort lie almost 60 years of study, 15 years of intensive R&D, and capital expendi...
