Decades ago, Michael Simard’s grandfather suffered injuries and watched colleagues die in Canadian mines. Although health and safety standards have improved since then, Simard […]

B2Gold entered 2026 with a broader operating platform and a major new Canadian base. The company’s Goose mine in Nunavut achieved first gold […]

Expanding anorthosite product lines through carbon capture innovation  AnorTech has announced a joint research project with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) […]

For generations, giant diesel haul trucks have been the backbone of open-pit mining. Today, deeper pits, longer hauls, rising costs and mounting […]

What have you done today that did not involve a mineral? Part 10 Political considerations are increasingly taking precedence over economic priorities, with […]

Barrick Gold’s May 2026 authorization of a US$3-billion share repurchase program has revived a familiar debate about corporate buybacks. Critics often treat repurchases […]

Canada’s mining sector is experiencing a period of unprecedented momentum. Over the past year, mining companies have made substantial commitments to expand operations across the country, […]

The environmental, economic and political realities of our times make the need for domestic sources of critical minerals more important than ever. […]

Canada’s mineral wealth has always been a strategic asset. With global demand rising for materials like copper, nickel, lithium, graphite, and rare […]

Automation, digitalization and electrification are reshaping how mines plan, execute and optimize drilling activities, while advances in equipment design continue to improve […]

A glance at a map shows Saskatchewan as almost perfectly rectangular. Its approach to mining education is anything but. Across Saskatchewan, educators, […]

The province of Quebec has a long and tangled history of asbestos mining. In the 1880s, the opening of two large asbestos […]