The concluding paragraphs of the book "Free to Choose" written by Milton and Anna Friedman in 1980 end with the following comment:

Latin America has been one of the most popular "destinations" for exploration and mining activities in the world for some time now. According to Metals Economics Group, Latin America currently attracts 25% of the global spending on mining...

From the rugged and windswept shores of Labrador’s Voisey’s Bay to the relative calm of Newfoundland’s Long Harbour, Vale has chosen two very distinct sites on Canada’s east coast to build one of the largest nickel...

"Explosive" is one of the best ways to describe the activities around Rio Tinto’s IOC Carol Lake operation in Labrador as the project continues to make noise around the world with its record production of iron ore.

Teck’s Duck Pond mine, located 28 km south of Millertown and 100 km southwest of Grand Falls-Windsor, is a tight -knit operation with a ‘family feel" and a strong culture of safety.  The day-and-night shifts know every member...

Anaconda Mining’s Pine Cove mine is located on the Baie Verte Peninsula in north-central Newfoundland and characteristic of many mines in the province; it is well serviced by the Trans-Canada Highway, provincial highways and power from...

Pop quiz: what do you get when you combine first-rate exploration expertise with mining operational smarts? Great corporate governance and superb technical staff?

With a penchant for finding gold in cold places, Vancouver-based Elgin Mining Inc. is also reaching into warmer climes as it banks on a sustained gold market to springboard growth across two continents.

ack in 2003, when geologist Eric Fier met with his future partners of Silvercrest Mining to discuss the state of the mining industry, one thing was perfectly clear: The market, they decided, needed a fresh silver play. If it happened…

Canada’s leading position for the formation and listing of mining companies with worldwide assets may be in jeop­ardy as a result of proposed new “foreign affiliate dumping rules” released by the Department of Finance...

The financial, operational and reputational risks associated with poor community relations, environmental infringements, and weak or non-existent CSR programs are well understood by Canadian mining companies operating abroad. Yet,  some...

IROCK Crushers is pleased to introduce its TS-522 Heavy Duty Screener. This screener, one in a line of five models, is suitable for medium- to large-scale operations and is ideal in applications such as recycling, sand and gravel, mining, or…