HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Volvo Powertrain recently received two awards for its commemorative booklet, capturing 50 years of developing and producing engines, transmissions and related power components for Volvo Group brands.

ONTARIO - Development of the open pit at the Young-Davidson gold mine near Matachewan began with the first blast on Nov. 17, 2011, said owner AuRico Gold of Toronto. The project is on schedule for the first gold pour at…

Canada's mining industry will invest as much as $140 billion in this country over the next five years, and almost 50% of it will be in Alberta. The province will grow thanks to 12 mining projects proposed for development by…

QUEBEC - Conway Resources of Quebec City has finished installing the geomembranes in two holding ponds at the former Belleterre gold mine 2 km northeast of the village of the same name. The ponds will hold mine water as the…

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based Yellowhead Mining continues to prepare for production from its Harper Creek copper-gold volcanogenic sulphide (VMS) deposit 150 km north of Kamloops. The latest milestone was the purchase of the former...

WHITEHORSE - In June 2011, James Mooney, a cultural resource specialist with Ecofor Consulting, made an exciting discovery while leading a team doing heritage impact assessment work for Western Copper and Gold. On the proposed Freegold Road...

Canada's new Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Joe Oliver, addressed the Toronto Board of Trade on Oct. 13, 2011. He assessed the contributions of the natural resource industries - mining, forestry and energy - make to Canada's economic...

Vancouver-based Douglas Lake Minerals has named Dr. Reyno Scheepers its new COO. One of his achievements in Tanzania was the investigation of the geology and technical aspects of the Merelani tanzanite deposit which eventually led to the...

MONTREAL - Sean Roosen, president and CEO of Osisko Mining is this year's "Quebec Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year"®. He is also among the five individuals nominated for the national award; it will be announced in Toronto on…

WASHINGTON, DC - The International Cyanide Management Institute marks a major milestone this month - over 100 companies have signed up and pledged to abide by the voluntary code of practice.

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine, NWT, is pleased to announce that its mine rescue team recently won the overall underground competition at the 10th National Western Regional Mine Rescue Competition held every two...

When the development team for Mosaic's K3 potash project near Esterhazy, Saskatchewan was in the early phases of project planning, it's possible that they took the mantra "Go big or go home" seriously.