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Mine Development

Red Lake just hitting its stride

The twin gold mines Red Lake and Campbell in Balmertown, Ontario share a deep, high-grade orebody. The former poor sister of the two--the Red Lake (a.k.a. Arthur White/Dickenson) mine--has come...

New life for nickel mine in Timmins

Driving east from downtown Timmins through Schumacher and South Porcupine, one can't help but notice the tailings mounds that have accumulated over the years from gold mining. There is a lot of mining...

De Beers’ NWT diamond cannery takes shape

The recent history of diamond exploration northeast of Yellowknife is bearing fruit, with the Ekati and Diavik mines already in production. Now the Snap Lake project has been permitted for development...

New Coal Producers Call the West Home

Just when we thought western Canada's coal industry was the exclusive domain of huge merged companies, there are not one but two new metallurgical producers in British Columbia. Western Canadi...

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 ...

Suncor on Track to Expand Oil Sands Production

Anyone who has driven by a gas station within the last few months has noticed that gas prices are volatile. During the course of a day, prices can fluctuate 5 to 10 cents per litre, creating havoc for...

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...

The potash project: Thailand’s first underground mine

Thailand's new Minerals Act, which allows mining below 100 m depth without the property owner's consent, is being put to the test with the government considering its first mining lease application to ...

Time to re-enter the dragon?

China is vast, not only in size and population but also in mineral wealth. Known to have immense reserves of coal, iron ore, base metals and gold, its potential mineral resources have intrigued the in...

Good news is golden

After a major expansion, the LaRonde gold mine near Val d'Or, Qubec is again hitting its stride. Records are being set for underground development, ore production and mill throughput.For Toronto-base...

Equipment and suppliers news (August 01, 2003)

Upgrades made to 992G wheel loaderIllinois-based Caterpillar announces that several new features have been added to its 992G wheel loader to improve the durability, operating comfort and ease of servi...