Exploration
Technology.
Advancements in technology used in mining and exploration are allowing companies to improve the bottom line and even revisit mine sites and properties that had previously been deemed unprofitable. And in order to move towards operating with a smaller environmental footprint, many companies are using innovation to help them achieve their goals.
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NZTC Clean Energy Start-up Accelerator Opens Applications with £500K Grant Funding Available
Renewable Energy
This Invermere, B.C. thought leader’s motto could be “bringing power to the people”
Eden Yesh believes in decentralizing power by creating our own economic destinies via community investment cooperatives and by providing our...
Education
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...
Alberta
New tech aims to extract lithium from oilfield waste
Lithium is plentiful in Alberta and demand for the valuable mineral is on the rise. Some innovative companies are seeking to develop greener...
British Columbia
How a small family business became a successful manufacturer within the mining industry
Ralph’s has supplied ID signs for various companies across Canada and the United States, such as Finning Canada, Suncor, Wajax, Cashman Equi...
Mines
Mineral Insights sheds light on exploration
Mineral Insights is a handheld visible optics device that can detect micron-sized particles of gold, copper, lithium and other minerals. — P...
Energy
Winning designs for Energy Generating Public Artwork announced at the 24th World Energy Congress
Sun Flower, a kinetic sculpture, designed by Ricardo Solar Lezama, Viktoriya Kovaleva, and Armando Solar. — Photo courtesy World Energy Cong...
Exploration
Future of Mining Americas returns to Denver with a focus on digitization, innovation and the future
The Future of Mining America conference agenda focuses on areas of development and the challenges ahead as mining begins to look beyond the...
Technology
VRIFY Deal Room “Like a Dating App for Miners”
The Deal Room app can provide more information, and enable better decision-making. — Photo courtesy VRIFY Technology Inc.VRIFY Technology In...
Products & Equipment
Newest diamonds for industry
Sandvik Additive Manufacturing presents a breakthrough for industry. — Photo courtesy Sandvik Synthetic diamond has been available for more...
Technology
Fibre optics grows beyond telecom
John Hull is founder and chief technology officer of Hifi Engineering Inc. — Photo courtesy Hifi Engineering Pipelines. Perhaps you’ve heard...
British Columbia
TNDC to provide fibre optic communication to Iskut and Dease Lake in northwest British Columbia
The $13 million project will encompass a two-year phased approach. — Photo courtesy TNDC website Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TND...
Energy
Grimaldi Group completes installation of Corvus Energy ‘mega batteries’ in groundbreaking retrofit
Two Ro-Pax cruise ferries “Cruise Barcelona” and “Cruise Roma” owned by Italian Grimaldi Group have each been retrofitted with 5,5 MWh energ...
Technology
Mining is a high-tech industry
Current photo of Fording River Operations. — Photo courtesy Teck May was Mining Month in British Columbia, an important time to recognize th...
British Columbia
Kootenay-based technology could expand clean vehicle range
"Hats off to the Government of British Columbia for recognizing that for the sake of ourselves and future generations, we must take a leader...
Energy
Corvus Energy launches groundbreaking new battery with unlimited capacity for Cruise, other vessels
The new Corvus Blue Whale energy storage system is ideal for vessels with very high energy demand, such as cruise ships. — Photo courtesy Co...
Education
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 o...
Global
Chile’s innovative Floating PV Project on AngloAmerican’s tailings pond
Los Bronces floating PV plant using Hydrelio® technology, Chile. — Photo courtesy Lenergie Chile has its first floating solar farm installed...
Energy
Harbour Air and magniX partner to build world’s first all-electric airline
Harbour Air and magniX expect to conduct first flight tests of the all-electric aircraft in late 2019. — Photo courtesy Harbour Air magniX,...