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New Procon CEO John McVey is ready to tackle Canada’s toughest mining challenges

John McVey, CEO Procon. — Photo courtesy John McVey John McVey doesn’t think of himself as an entrepreneur. Having spent most of his career working f

Kevin Miller •
Global

Saskatchewan’s Cameco sets production outlook for Cigar Lake operation

The Cigar Lake operation is expected to produce 16 million packaged pounds of uranium concentrate in 2016. — Photo courtesy Cameco Corp. Cameco (TSX

Keith Powell •
Saskatchewan

A leaner mining life cycle: How integrating sustainability up front can lead to future savings

Karen Chovan, founder, Enviro Integration Strategies. — Photo courtesy Karen Chovan With so many concerns today about climate change and other enviro

Kevin Miller •
Alberta

Geothermal—Canada on the brink of sustainable energy?

A map of Canada showing the geothermal potential. — Courtesy of Canadian Geothermal Association “It is not the strongest, nor the most intelligent of

Elizabeth James •
British Columbia

Legacy Potash project 50% complete, 150 more people to be hired.

Construction at K+S Potash Canada's Legacy Project is about 50% completed—the project is scheduled to be finished in the summer of 2016. — Photo cour

Keith Powell •
Mines

NexGen Energy reports positive uranium results in northern Saskatchewan

Aerial view of the Rook 1 camp. — Photo courtesy NexGen Energy NexGen Energy Ltd recently reported radioactivity results from nine holes at its summe

Peter Caulfield •
Company Profiles

Brandt Tractor set to open new state-of-the-art facility

After 23 years of service in the same location, Brandt Tractor Ltd., is excited to announce the opening of a state-of-the-art facility in Saskatoon. —

Keith Powell •
Energy

Kineticor Resource Corp. finalizes flare gas to power partnership in Saskatchewan

Kineticor Resource Corp., in agreement with Surge Energy Inc., has launched a project to convert flare gas into power for sale to SaskPower. — Photo

Alberta

Ulmer Contracting is the Canadian Ultimate Crew Finalist!

Navigator Nation members can cast one vote each day through August 30. — Photo courtesy Vermeer Vermeer is on the search for the “Ultimate Horizontal

Products & Equipment

Finning International Inc. makes a landmark deal with Kramer Caterpillar

Tony de Sousa will oversee Finning Canada's operations in Saskatchewan from Caterpillar's provincial headquarters in Regina. — Photo courtesy Finning

Jessica Kirby •
Company Profiles

Report says K+S $8.7B takeover bid by Potash Corp rejected

The K+S Legacy construction site with drilling rig in Saskatchewan — Photo courtesy K+S Potash Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) e

Keith Powell •
Company Profiles

Finning officially takes over the Kramer Cat® dealership in Saskatchewan

Finning International Inc., officially takes over the Kramer Cat dealership in Saskatchewan as of July 1st, 2015. — Photo courtesy Kramer Caterpillar

Keith Powell •
Company Profiles

Canpotex selects National Steel Car to manufacture 700 railcars for potash shipments

In collaboration with Canpotex, National Steel Car will be manufacturing 700 new potash rail cars, bringing employment to over 400 people. — Photo co

Keith Powell •
Mines

Cameco’s Cigar Lake uranium project now in commercial operation

Cigar Lake operations is expected to produce 6 million to 8 million pounds of uranium oxide this year. — Photo courtesy Cameco Mining at Cigar Lake b

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

NexGen Energy announces winter drilling results

NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX-V: NXE) ("NexGen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce ongoing results from our winter 2015 drilling program at our 100%

Keith Powell •
Safety

Safety award for Boart Longyear

Michael Layton (l) and Jim Nelson (r) of Boart Longyear with the SMA Safety Award. — Photo courtesy Boart Longyear Boart Longyear, the world’s leadin

Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

Saturn Minerals’ unique approach to partnering with First Nations

Stan Szary with Onion Lake First Nation Chief Wallace Fox (l) and Yellowquill Chief Larry Cachene (r). — Photo courtesy Saturn Minerals For many mini

Kevin Miller •
Mining Insider

Frac sand business is still booming; Select Sands develops fine mesh project close to wellheads

Select Sands’ USA property, "Sandtown" is actively mining Frac sand. According to a recent business article in Wisconsin’s Journal Sentinel, “The sta

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Brandt begins transit of 300-ton coal dragline boom

Brandt is delivering one of the largest projects it has ever undertaken-a first of its kind. — Photo courtesy Brandt Tractor Media Release Brandt Eng

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Canada Apprentice Loan recognizes critical role of tradespeople

Training combines alternating periods of on-the-job (80 to 85%) and technical training (15 to 20%). — Photo courtesy caf-fca.org/ OTTAWA, Jan. 12, 20

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

U of Waterloo team emerges victorious at National Mining Competition

The 2014 National Mining Competition's winning team of engineering undergraduates from the University of Waterloo, from left: Andrew Jiang, Marco Chan

by Vincent Zhu and Nachiket Sherlekar •
Mining Insider

B&W PGG Canada ships one of the largest components ever in Saskatchewan

On November 17th and 18th, B&W Power Generation Group Canada Corp. delivered one of the largest components that ever shipped on Saskatchewan roads f

Keith Powell •
Saskatchewan

Coal Association of Canada holds a successful conference in Vancouver

The official launch of the Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage facility in Estevan, Saskatchewan on October 2, 2014. — Photo courtesy of SaskPowe

Peter Caulfield •
Alberta

Aecon awarded AB and Sask mining and energy contracts worth $275 million

— Photo courtesy Aecon Group News Release Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) announced that it has been awarded approximately $275 million in mining and en

Keith Powell •