An insider’s view of the rush from the Canadian lab that is buzzing with activity People who have been involved in the […]
Navigating the Canadian regime governing inbound mining investment from China has been challenging in recent years. The Canadian government has sent policy […]
MONTREAL - On the occasion of its 140th anniversary, the McGill Mining Engineering Program is taking pride in its legacy of excellence and launching a major revitalization strategy to meet industry's requirements of the future.
ONTARIO - Fans of large tunnel boring machines will be pleased to know that Big Becky has bored a 10.2-km tunnel below the city of Niagara Falls. Breakthrough occurred on Friday, May 13, 2011. With a cutter head of 14.4…
The words "mineral resources" might well be spelled "commodity prices". The mining industry understands that the higher the prices the more material falls within the definition of resources, meaning it has the potential to be economically...
Eighty-five hundred and fifty kilometers isn't exactly what you'd call "close," but that's how far Walter Energy Western Coal (formerly Western Coal Corp) has been shipping high-grade metallurgical coal from its mines in northeast British...
As a child growing up in the Cape Breton coal-mining community of Glace Bay, John Morgan attended Warden United Church and, to this day, he remembers the stained glass windows and the coal miners depicted alongside the usual religious imagery.
Potash mining in southeast New Brunswick has been underway for over 30 years and construction began on the Penobsquis mine near Sussex in 1981 and on the nearby Potacan mine in 1983. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan bought the Penobsquis mine...
It's not much of a dip - only $2 million from 2010 - but a new forecast for exploration spending in Canada confirms that mine finders have found friendlier places than the Northwest Territories to spend their exploration budgets.
Three stocks of wheat adorn the Saskatchewan coat of arms, a reminder of the province's'deep connection to its agricultural roots, but it's what's beneath the surface that has become the real stroy of growth in the province.
Encanto Potash and Muskowekwan First Nation of Saskatchewan are working together in the exploration and development of potential potash properties in the province. They now announce their first NI 43-101 resource estimate of 79.1 million metric...
Editor Russ Noble is pleased to announce the appointment of Tanya Laing Gahr as Canadian Mining Journal's Western Correspondent. Tanya is a journalist, photographer and professional communications consultant based in Cranbrook, B.C. who will...
A behind-the-scenes look at anything is always fascinating because it's usually a place that is "off limits" or "restricted," but every once in a while an opportunity comes along to take a backstage look, so to speak, at what goes…
Unlike many Yukon mining companies, Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd worked through the harsh winter months and successfully completed the mobilization of heavy mining equipment and supplies to "The Selwyn Project," a massive zinc-lead deposit on the...
