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Africa

Caring for an ailing workforce

It is difficult to accurately determine infection rates, but models show that about 30% of the sub-Saharan general population is infected with HIV or AIDS, with likely a much higher rate among working...

A Canadian mining company in South Africa

South African game preserves are home to an abundance of wildlife including the elephant. The 40-year-old South Deep gold mine 75-km west of the Johannesburg international airport, is the elephant of ...

People (October 01, 2003)

The Order of Engineers of Quebec, which represents 46,000 engineers, presented its 2003 Excellence Award to Ren Defour. This award recognizes his career in teaching, research management, and his cont...

Resurgence in Canadian Mining Schools Long Overdue

To download the full version of this article including tables in PDF format, click here.New students are swarming into Canadian mining schools this September. The surge in mining st...

Equipment and Suppliers News (June 01, 2003)

Trunnion magnet eliminates grinding ball fragmentsby Darrell MiltonGrinding ball fragments discharging from the ball mill of a world-class Canadian copper mining company were causing extreme wear to d...

Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development

At last year's United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, over 100 of the world's leaders collectively recognized the important contribution that mining, min...

Mineral Exploration: Trends & Developments 2002

Last year, 2002, was not notable for an influx of mineral exploration dollars, but it was a time for refining and enhancing existing geophysical technologies. Significant new developments will affect ...

EXPLORATION: The odds of finding diamonds in Ontario

The most advanced diamond exploration project in the province is De Beers Canada Exploration Inc.'s 100%-owned Victor project in the James Bay Lowlands, 90 km west of the First Nation community of Att...

Publications (January 01, 2002)

Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an ObsessionReview by Jane WerniukThis book is a real-life thriller about the fascinating yet dangerous pursuit of diamonds. The author, Matthew Hart, a Toronto writ...