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Whether it’s training potential employees what they need to know to head out into the field or informing the public about the important everyday items that mining makes possible, education is a vital aspect within the mining and exploratio...

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The Association of Mineral Exploration leads through change

Kendra Johnston is the president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration. — Photo courtesy AME While safety is always the highest priori

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BC Construction Industry set to launch Certification Program for Concrete Pump Operators

The BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) has launched North America’s first certification program for concrete pump operators. — Photo courtesy BCC

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Canada’s oilpatch is getting nerdy

Carol Howes is Vice President of Communications and the PetroLMI division at Energy Safety Canada. — Photo courtesy Carol Howes The world is rethin

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#ThisIsMining illustrates how mining affects everyone

(L to R) Chris Hodgson, president of the Ontario Mining Association, Marc Lauzier; mine general manager for Newmont Goldcorp’s Porcupine Gold Mine; Du

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Powering the future

A haul truck is being loaded at one of Conuma Coal’s mines near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. — Photo courtesy Coal Association of Canada Industries operate fo

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Two TVO original documentaries Northern Gold and The Shadow of Gold focus on impact of gold

"Gold is one of the most scrutinized commodities in markets around the world, and the history of gold is frequently romanticized," says John Ferri, Vi

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British Columbia’s new fossil protocol

Crocodile swim-tracks on a large slab were reported by a worker from the Quintette coal mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The slab was recovered with help

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#DisruptMining: Goldcorp’s contest is a catalyst for quantum leaps in performance

Celebrating at last year’s challenge are (L to R): Jacques Yves Guigné, CEO of Acoustic Zoom; David Garofalo, CEO of Goldcorp; and Gary Dinn, vice-pre

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Vale launches 2019 Global Trainee Program

Over 12 months, participants will have the opportunity to participate in job rotations with a focus on global and digital projects. — Photo courtesy V

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Local dinosaur prints on display at Cranbrook History Centre

Guy Santucci, Cranbrook History Centre Board Chair, and Jason Jacob, President of East Kootenay Chamber of Mines, with one of the dino prints. — Photo

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UNICEF Canada and Teck partner to save the lives of children in India

Simple life-saving zinc and oral rehydration salt means the difference between life and death for these children. Teck and Unicef Canada have partnere

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XPRIZE and COSIA partner to solve the carbon challenge

XPRIZE Bloomberg press conference earlier this year. — Photo courtesy COSIAXPRIZE facilitates change by inspiring innovation through competition. The

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Canada’s Top Metallurgy & Materials Engineers 2018 Award recipients announced

The Metallurgy & Materials Society (MetSoc) serves members, society and others involved in the research, development and technology of metallurgy. —

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UN Women and Teck extend partnership to empower indigenous women

Don Lindsay, President and CEO, Teck, and Luiza Carvalho, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, sign an agreement to extend t

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