Mines
Tony Beets: The King of the Klondike Who Built a Gold Mining Empire
Tony Beets emigrated from the Netherlands with nothing and built one of the Yukon's largest placer gold mining operations. Now 66 and starri...
Mines.
A great deal of exploration, assessment and consideration of logistical details must occur before a mine can begin operation—and once it does, there are many things that can impact its success. In Canadian Mining & Energy, we look at the challenges that operating mines face and how they are adapting to meet the demands of new regulations and environmental standards.
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Unlikely miner becomes unexpected TV star
Ken Foy, one of the stars in Yukon Gold — Adam Blasberg/Yukon Gold, Paperny Entertainment photo Ken Foy is living proof that one seemingly i...
Alberta
Suncor’s Millenium Mine uncovered one of Alberta’s most important dinosaur discoveries
The oldest dinosaur found to date in Alberta is this 110-million-year-old armoured dinosaur discovered in 2011 during routine mining operati...
Mines
Game-changing new technology for mines
MineSense technology is installed in this 65 cubic yard Bucyrus wire rope shovel. — Photo courtesy of Andrew Bamber Vancouver, B.C.-based Mi...
Mines
GE tests battery-powered loader dumpers at Canadian gold mine
A new Fairchild Load Dump at work in Iamgold’s mining operation in southwestern Quebec. The machine uses batteries only, not diesel. — Photo...
British Columbia
Time to be proactive
1 of 2Michael Urbani is one of two lawyers from Stikeman Elliott's Vancouver office who made a presentation at the Minerals North 2014 minin...
Mines
Access to Ontario’s Ring of Fire a complex issue
1 of 2Noront Resources has a 70-person capacity camp in Ontario's Ring of Fire, where the company holds nickel, copper and chromite resource...
Mines
Good timing for zinc
1 of 5This photo shows Canadian Zinc's Prairie Creek Mine site in the Northwest Territories; the airstrip is seen on the left. — Photo court...
British Columbia
Jim O’Rourke: Mine developer extraordinaire
Jim O'Rourke, president and CEO of Copper Mountain Mining. — Photo courtesy Copper Mountain Mining Jim O'Rourke, president and CEO of Copper...
First Nations
Steering Baffinland’s Mary River Project
1 of 2A Baffinland polar bear monitor talks with Tom Paddon (R), CEO and president of Baffinland Iron Mines, at Steensby in July 2012. — Pho...
Mines
Diavik Diamond Mine powers up with wind
1 of 6Diavik's four-turbine wind farm is designed to supply ten per cent of the mine's power needs, saving 3.8 million litres of fuel worth...
Mines
Keeping it clean with magnetic filtration
1 of 2OEI high flow kidney loop filtration system. — Photo courtesy of One Eye Industries2 of 2Trapped particles ranging in size down to bel...
Global
Starting the conversation about disclosure
Catherine Wade, securities and mergers and acquisitions partner with Dentons Vancouver. — Photo courtesy Dentons Vancouver The Canadian mini...
British Columbia
Minerals North 2014
Brian Frenkel is the chairp of Minerals North 2014, the annual northern British Columbia mining conference that's being held this year in Va...
Mines
Ore production begins at Cigar Lake
1 of 3Cameco developed a jet boring method because the deposit's grade and depth made it inaccessible by traditional means. — Photo courtesy...
British Columbia
CIM 2014 convention in Vancouver May 11 to 14
1 of 2Interaction of delegates and participants in the CIM convention of 2013. — Photo courtesy CIM2 of 2CIM 2013 convention. — Photo courte...
British Columbia
BC mining property faces possible rebirth
1 of 5If AuRico Gold Inc.’s Kemess Underground Project in north central British Columbia does receive environmental approval, the company ca...
British Columbia
A new book provides guidance on how to engage with First Nations
Peter Ogryzlo, former mine geologist with Huckleberry Mines Ltd., in discussion with student from the School of Exploration & Mining. — Phot...
Exploration
Majors lead investment
1 of 4Canada’s largest diamond mine, Ekati, is seeking approval to increase mine life by 10 to 20 years. — Photo courtesy of Dominion Diamon...
Exploration
Yukon site could be the world’s largest undeveloped zinc deposit
1 of 7Core library on Don Camp. — Photo courtesy of Selwyn Chihong Mining, Ltd. 2 of 7The office complex on Don Camp in the winter. Don Camp...
Manitoba
New mining advisory council in Manitoba to benefit First Nations communities
1 of 1Chief Ron Evans is co-chair of the new Mining Advisory Council. — Photo courtesy of Norway House Cree Nation It's the first of its kin...
British Columbia
Mine investment firm bullish on BC
1 of 2Tony Jensen, president and chief executive officer of international mining investment firm Royal Gold, Inc. — Photo courtesy of Royal...
Alberta
Suncor and partners set to develop Fort Hills
Two workers at the Fort Hills construction site. — Photo courtesy of Suncor Fort Hills’ best estimate contingent resources of 3.3 billion ba...
British Columbia
Executive confident about gold mine’s development
1 of 4The president and chief executive officer of Pretium Resources Inc., Robert Quartermain, believes his company's proposed high-grade go...