
Mining history: A beginner’s guide
Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]

Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]

Credit: Adobe Stock Many asset owners face a choice that looks simple: continue operating aging coal-fired generating stations or begin planning for […]
Why fabric buildings make sense at mine sites.
On May 2, with 700 guests attending and not an empty seat in the house, K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) celebrated the official […]
For nearly a century – 90 years in December, to be precise – Hudbay Minerals has been the cornerstone and lifeblood of […]
Three levels of government, a mining company and a First Nation have come together in a historic agreement to develop a new […]
In December 2016, the North American heavy duty lubricant market witnessed its biggest specification overhaul in history with the launch of two […]
Mine maintenance is different in the 21st Century. The explosion of data technology means that technicians can monitor virtually any aspect of […]
At this year’s plenary session at the CIM Convention in Montreal, many of the challenges that have produced so much hand-wringing in […]
As executive director of the Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC), Carl Weatherell has a lot of conversations with people in the industry […]
The technology is IBM’s Watson cognitive analytics, known more colloquially as artificial intelligence or AI and soon to be applied to Goldcorp’s […]
Water is an integral part of mining. Without ready access to water, ore processing and mineral production becomes prohibitively expensive, or is […]