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British Columbia

A BC company whose inventions improve mining equipment

1 of 3The blue piece with two rollers is Caliper's latest invention, the Roller Saddle Block. — photo courtesy Caliper Machine and Hydraulics2 of 3A s

Karen Kornelsen •
Exploration

Revolutionizing prospecting and exploration in Yukon

1 of 3Launching the eBee drone. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan2 of 3The eBee drone in flight. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan3 of 3Computer work in the field

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Prospector and President - Q & A with Jason Jacob, president of the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines

1 of 3Minerals South Conference. — Photo courtesy East Kootenay Chamber of Mines2 of 3Display tables at the Minerals South Conference. — Photo courtes

Lisa Crane •
Alberta

Canadian Dewatering L.P. provides full-service fluid-management services

1 of 3HDPE Fusing for Mine Dewatering Project. — Photo courtesy Canadian Dewatering2 of 3Vertical Pump Installation for Continual Mine Dewatering. —

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Technological advances are the key to discovery

Geologist Chris Gallagher uses an XRF unit on Eagle Plains Resources’ Kalum property in northern B.C. — Photo courtesy TerraLogic Exploration Inc. M

Tanya Laing Gahr •
British Columbia

MSABC members keep mining at the forefront of innovation

Abbotsford’s ShearForce Equipment has brought the Xcentric Ripper excavator attachment to Canada. — Photo courtesy of Shearforce. Did you know that

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

MSABC sends the message that mining builds communities

Bruce Knight, president and CEO of SMS Equipment, at the opening ceremony of BC Mining Week 2013. SMS Equipment and other mining supplier companies co

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Work on the Kitimat Modernization Project is going strong

1 of 4The modernized Kitimat smelter will utilize Rio Tinto Alcan’s proprietary AP40 pre-bake technology, like the Alma aluminum smelter in Quebec pic

Karen Kornelsen •
Global

Xstrata Technology provides solutions on a global level

1 of 5These IsaMills are in use at Anglo Platinum’s Amandelbult Plant in South Africa. — Photo courtesy Xstrata Technology2 of 5Jameson Cells for coal

Karen Kornelsen •
Ontario

Energy management is at the focus of new research

Michelle Levesque's research with MIRARCO through Laurentian University could one day improve a mine's bottom line when it comes to energy usage. — Ph

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
Products & Equipment

Real-time underground data in a box

Enclosed in a ruggedized casing, the SymBot is a customized computer that enables data collection in underground mines. — Photo courtesy Symboticware

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
Products & Equipment

Liquefied natural gas engine technology is in the works for mining trucks

Caterpillar's 795F haul truck is one of three mining vehicles being fitted for Westport Innovation's HDPI engine technology that runs on liquefied nat

Jessica Kirby •
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 •
Ontario

The SAMSSA brings strength and prosperity

Dick DeStefano is the executive director of Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association. — Photo courtesy Dick DeStefano The Sudbury Area Mini

Karen Kornelsen •
Ontario

Vale breaks ground on a leading-edge project at Copper Cliff

1 of 3Groundbreaking for Vale's Clean AER Project was on June 22, 2012; (L to R) Dr. David Pearson (member of the Premier’s Advisory Panel on Climate

Karen Kornelsen •
Saskatchewan

SRK Consulting sees huge potential in Saskatchewan

With offices in Saskatoon and around the world, SRK Consulting sits primed to aid the growing potash and uranium industries. — Photo courtesy of SRK C

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
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 •
Alberta

Alberta’s Industrial Heartland

1 of 7Cranes at work during the construction of the Shell Scotford bitumen upgrader project. This project was completed in 2011 and adds 100,000 barre

Lisa Crane •
Minerals

Near-infrared technology essential for rapid and accurate mineral sampling

1 of 2Near-infrared spectroscopy in use in the field. — ASD Inc. photo2 of 2The TerraSpec 4 in the ore analysis lab. — ASD Inc. photo In the search f

Jessica Kirby •
Alberta

Drilling down for data

Brandon Beringer and Joel Sinkwich with their modified truck for geophysical logging. — Joel Sinkwich photoCentury Wireline Services is an open-hole

Lisa Crane •
Exploration

Rugged mining robots can go where no man has gone before

1 of 2Inuktun’s Versatrax 300 being lowered into the Climax Mine in Colorado, September 2009. — Photo courtesy Inuktun Services2 of 2Inuktun’s Versatr

Education

From moonscape to greenscape

1 of 6(L to R) Mayor Marianne Matichuk, Jody Kuzenko - general manager, sustainability, North Atlantic region, Vale; Dominic Giroux - president and vi

Karen Kornelsen •
Mines

Cameco’s creative innovation

1 of 2Crews move the muck away underground at the Cigar Lake remediation project four months after the mine was pumped out. — photo courtesy Cameco2

Lisa Crane •