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Greenland property could be the next site of an open-pit nickel mine

1 of 3Helicopter flying over the Maniitsoq property. — Photo courtesy of North American Nickel2 of 3Helicopter and the VTEM System used at the Maniits

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

Keeping Saskatchewan’s proposed new potash mine clean and green

Greg Vogelsang is the manager of environment and regulatory affairs for Western Potash Corporation. — Photo courtesy of Western Potash Corporation Sa

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
British Columbia

Pretium’s high-grade gold strike wins it the “Academy Award of the geologic profession”

1 of 2The president and chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Pretium Resources Inc., Robert Quartermain. — Photo courtesy Pretium Resources Inc.

Tim Gardner •
Manitoba

One on one with the CEO of Hudbay Minerals

David Garofalo has been involved in the development of 13 mines in 22 years, and has been with Hudbay Minerals for just over two years now. — Photo co

Karen Kornelsen •
Global

Mining opportunities abound in India

Rana Sarkar is president and CEO of the Canada-India Business Council. — Photo courtesy Canada-India Business Council When Rana Sarkar talks about t

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
Alberta

Hinton’s proactive campaign for affordable housing

The perpetually affordable Happy Creek project in Hinton is one way the town has worked proactively to address its housing needs. — Photo courtesy Tow

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
British Columbia

Orca Quarry: pursuing a rock-solid business plan

1 of 6Polaris Minerals Corporation opened the Orca Quarry on Vancouver Island in early 2007. It is potentially the largest sand-and-gravel quarry in C

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

Planning for a mine’s closure—before it opens

1 of 3Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.'s Mount Milligan open-pit, copper-gold mine has a compact design and is being constructed on a footprint of l

Tim Gardner •
First Nations

Consultation before action is critical

Bob Joseph is the founder and president of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., which helps individuals and organizations work more effectively with Ab

Tim Gardner •
Alberta

Another coal mine is in the works for Hinton, Alberta

1 of 2This is an aerial view of the Vista Coal Project near Hinton, Alberta. — Photo courtesy Coalspur Mines Ltd.2 of 2A map of Coalspur's flagship Vi

Karen Kornelsen •
Manitoba

Hudbay Minerals continues to make history in Manitoba

1 of 4Excavation on the Reed copper project trench began in June 2012. — Don Peake, Hudbay, photo2 of 4The Reed copper project, situated 120 kilometr

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

A coal mine and college partner on the Mothers to Miners program

1 of 4Mothers to Miners participants take a tour of the Peace River Mine prior to beginning their classes. — Photo courtesy Donna Merry2 of 4Elsie An

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

A family visit to the Britannia Mine Museum

1 of 3The concentrator building is a landmark that can be seen from the Sea-to-Sky Highway. — Kerry Shellborn photo2 of 3A tour group listens to a kno

DaleAnn Shellborn •
British Columbia

Alexco transforms the Keno Hill Silver District with environmental technologies

1 of 2The Bellekeno Mine area and broader Keno Hill Silver District hold decades of potential, Alexco officials believe. — Photo courtesy Alexco Reso

Karen Kornelsen •
Mines

Vale puts a breakthrough in mining to the test in Sudbury

1 of 3Ore is hauled by Rail-Veyor cars at Vale's test site near the Stobie Mine in Sudbury, Ontario. — Photo courtesy Vale Canada2 of 3The Rail-Veyor

Karen Kornelsen •
Mines

Claude Resources pours its one millionth ounce of gold at Seabee

1 of 3Gold is poured at the processing facility at Claude Resources' Seabee Gold Operation. — Photo courtesy Claude Resources2 of 3This ore from the

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Maintaining a positive outlook

Drill core processing facilities are located on site at TTM ResourcesInc.'s Chu Molybdenum Project. — Photo courtesy TTM Resources Inc. Wes Raven is

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

BC’s Association for Mineral Exploration turns 100

1 of 3The view from the Sea to Sky Highway of the iconic Britannia super haul truck during AME BC’s Exploration Days at the Britannia Mine Museum in B

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Mike Ranallo named new head of Mining Suppliers Association

Mike Ranallo will head up the Mining Suppliers Association of B.C. for the next two years. — Photo courtesy of MSABC. There isn’t much Mike Ranallo h

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

New clean mining association is formed

Artillery Peak in Arizona, site of American Manganese's deposit. The company is a member of the new Clean Mining Alliance. — Photo courtesy American M

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

Technology for measuring just about anything

1 of 4Measuring wear plates using a laser tracker. — Warren Wagstaff photo2 of 4Laser tracker. — Warren Wagstaff photo3 of 4Inspection of gear boxes f

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Teck plans a Line Creek water treatment facility

1 of 2JP Bechtold speaks at the West Line Creek project Phase II open house on April 18, 2012, at the Sparwood Causeway Bay Hotel. — Brielle Will phot

Brielle Will •
British Columbia

Teck plans an expansion to Line Creek operations

1 of 6To celebrate one of the province’s largest and oldest industry activities, Teck and the Sparwood Chamber of Commerce, hosted free mine tours. —

Brielle Will •
British Columbia

What is a mining consultant?

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.'s Prince George branch is currently involved in resource road design for Copper Fox Metals Inc.'s Schaft Creek pro

Tim Gardner •