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Global mining sector prepares to meet with renewable energy leaders in Toronto
This year’s Congress features case studies and expert views from mining operators from North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Austra...
Education.
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 exploration industries.
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Recipient of the Paul Stothart Memorial scholarship announced
MAC has named Alexander (Al) Pritchard as the 2016 recipient of the Paul Stothart Memorial Scholarship in Mineral Economics, a $3,500 value....
British Columbia
Geoscience BC announces 2016 scholarship winners
Rachel Chouinard, MSc Student, University of British Columbia was one of the 2016 Scholarship winners. — Photo courtesy Geoscience BC Vancou...
Education
College of the Rockies hosting summer welding camp
The welding trades have many great career opportunities ranging from welder, welding inspector, welding researcher and even welding engineer...
British Columbia
Ktunaxa and Teck sign historic Impact Management and Benefits Agreement
On May 17, Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation Council Chair and Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck marked the signing of an agreement that...
British Columbia
A prime networking opportunity
From May 1 to 4, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) hosted the CIM Convention 2016 in Vancouver, B.C. — Robert...
Education
Emerging trends in the mining industry
Today, the majority of mining operations industry-wide are using the open-pit technique. — bukinnet/iStock/Thinkstock photo World-class insi...
British Columbia
UBC and industry partnership spurs metallurgical sector development in BC Interior
UBC Associate Professor Lukas Bichler (second from left) discusses how to extract minerals from mining byproducts with his students. — Photo...
Education
Bob Joseph on resources, respect and relationships with Aboriginal Peoples
Bob Joseph is the founder and principal trainer at Indigenous Corporate Training. — Photo courtesy Indigenous Corporate Training The son of...
Alberta
Alberta accepts recommendations to strengthen scientific oversight of environmental monitoring
Shannon Phillips is Alberta's Minister of Environment and Parks. — Photo courtesy Alberta Government A new structure is being established to...
British Columbia
KPU students get new trades training equipment
The Ministry of Advanced Education is targeting funding and programs to sectors that have a high demand for skilled workers. — Photo courtes...
British Columbia
New agreement brings mine training to Interior students
MOU signing by six partners. — Photo courtesy of B.C. Government A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed recently between the BC Cent...
Education
Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel to share his energy vision with innovators at Discovery 2016
Tesla Motors co-founder and CTO JB Straubel will appear as keynote speaker at Ontario Centres of Excellence's Discovery 2016 taking place Ma...
Education
IMII enters into research funding agreements with the Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan
International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) is pleased to announce that it has entered into research funding agreements with the Univ...
Education
College of the Rockies offers program for displaced workers
Heavy Duty Mechanics is one trade that participants will get a taste of in College of the Rockies’ Trades Exploration program. — Photo court...
British Columbia
Mining agreement builds training opportunities throughout British Columbia
The BC Centre of Training Excellence in Mining has made it easier for British Columbians to train for careers in mineral exploration and min...
Education
Kickstarter campaign hopes to pay tribute to Robert Service and his influence on mining in Canada
Miners wait their turn in line to register their mining claims. — Photo courtesy Library and Archives Canada Kurt Breede, VP Marketing and S...
British Columbia
Rex Murphy pontificates about Canada’s resource industry
Rex Murphy will give the keynote speech at Roundup 2016. — Photo courtesy Rex Murphy Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (A...
British Columbia
Report digs into economic impact of rural coal mines on B.C.‘s Lower Mainland
Resource Works Executive Director, Stewart Muir. — Photo by Stewart Muir A recently published report shows that more than one-half of what T...
Education
Our Top 10 mining and energy stories from 2015
Tony Beets, Yukon gold miner and one of the stars of Gold Rush. — Justin Kelly photo Last year was a great one for Canadian Mining & Energy,...
Education
PDAC 2016 convention brings 24,000 to Toronto
PDAC offers 1400 exhibitor booths. — Photo courtesy of envisiondigitalphoto.com. Toronto will once again host one of the mining industry’s k...
British Columbia
College of the Rockies introduces students to geology
Introduction to Geology students from the College of the Rockies recently toured the Bull River Mine site with their instructor, Katie Burle...
British Columbia
APEGBC and AME BC sign Memorandum of Understanding
(L-R) Gavin C. Dirom, AME BC, David McLelland, AME BC, Dr. John Clague, APEGBC, Tony Chong, APEGBC — Photo courtesy www.apeg.bc.ca Vancouver...
Education
Minister’s tour to strengthen B.C. – Alaska relations on mining and environment
File photo of BC Mines Minister Bill Bennett and Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski — Photo courtesy KPI Media Energy and Mines Minister Bill Be...