
The Springhill bump
On Oct. 23, 1958, a bump at the Springhill coal mines in N.S. caused one of the worst seismic coal mining disasters […]

On Oct. 23, 1958, a bump at the Springhill coal mines in N.S. caused one of the worst seismic coal mining disasters […]

Thousands of legacy mine sites across Canada and the U.S. pre-date modern environmental regulations. Many contain historic sulfide-bearing waste rock left exposed […]
On Thursday, November 20th, Dyno Nobel and Sandvik Mining marked a historic milestone as they hosted the 100th Anniversary of Oyster Night […]
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest bonus prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest […]
Komatsu has installed a P&H 2100BL electric rope shovel as a landmark at its Elko, Nevada, campus. Relocated from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the […]
The opening scene of the National Film Board documentary “People of the Rock” tells the story of an Inuit family who had […]
When I first moved to St. John’s, I heard about Bell Island almost every morning on the radio. If the traffic report […]
For me, every January begins with another trip through the key events of Canadian history since 1867, courtesy of a course I […]
Most mining industry insiders remember the Bre-X scandal of 1997 as Canada’s, and possibly the world’s, worst case of stock and mining […]
If you ask the average person in the street when they think the history of mining begins in the Americas, they might […]
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered that the ancient copper industry at Timna was not managed in a sustainable manner, with overexploitation of […]