Mining sector forced to innovate
The mining sector is facing a Darwinian moment, delegates at the first annual Technology and Innovation in Mining conference in Toronto heard in September.
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Canadian Mining Hall of Fame names Class of 2016
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct mining-industry leaders Stewart L. Blusson, J. Keith Brimacombe, Robert M. Friedland, Louis Gignac and Harold (Hank) Williams at its twenty-eighth annual induction ceremony and dinner on Jan. 14,…
Stornoway’s resource rises at Renard
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY; US-OTC: SWYDF) is halfway through building its Renard diamond mine in Quebec — the first diamond mine in the province, and one of only two currently being built in Canada — but already the project is…
Wood Mackenzie goes long on met coal
Joe Aldina, principal research analyst for metal and energy consultant Wood Mackenzie, says that supply for metallurgical coal should level with demand by 2023, and although he expects met coal prices will rise, global producers “are not…
Agnico Eagle has 10 rigs turning at El Barqueo
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) says the El Barqueno gold project in Mexico could become a heap-leach operation similar to its La India gold mine and the stand-alone Creston Mascota pit, near its Pinos Altos gold mine.
Facts ‘n’ figures – Roskill: Innovation and consolidation in order for proppant sector
The following is an edited summary from Roskill Information Services, outlining its new report, Frac Sands & Proppants North America: Industry, Markets & Outlook 2015. The report provides a detailed technical and economic analysis of…
Ivanhoe sparks Laurentian-Limpopo partnership
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has partnered with Laurentian University in Sudbury and Limpopo University in South Africa to develop Limpopo’s geology department into a “centre of excellence in geosciences.”
Wesdome ‘proud’ of its Ontario gold mines
For a company that hasn’t had to raise equity since 2006 and whose last financing was a $7-million convertible debenture in 2012, which isn’t due until 2017, Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO; US-OTC: WDOFF) has performed fairly well…
Wallbridge lures Lonmin to Parkin project
South Africa-based Lonmin (LSE: LMI), one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum group metals (PGMs), has signed an option agreement to earn a 50% initial interest in Wallbridge Mining’s (TSX: WM) four Parkin…
Galaxy Broadband, Spectrum Telecom link up in northern Ontario
Galaxy Broadband has announced that Spectrum Telecom will represent the enterprise telecommunications provider in northern Ontario.
LatAm miners unhappy with costs, survey says
Latin American miners gave low grades to equipment manufacturers in a recent survey by data and intelligence firm Timetric.
Wenco wins work at Siberian gold mine
Polyus Gold (LSE: POLG) has tapped Wenco International Mining Systems to provide high-precision guidance for shovels and drills at its Blagodatnoye gold mine in eastern Siberia. The technology will be installed by the end of 2015.