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 Hydraulic...
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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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...
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. — Pho...
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 Dewat...
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 Exploratio...
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 kn...
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 co...
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...
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 Cell...
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 u...
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 Sym...
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 liq...
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 Al...
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...
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 o...
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 courtes...
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...
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 ge...
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...
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...
Alberta
Drilling down for data
Brandon Beringer and Joel Sinkwich with their modified truck for geophysical logging. — Joel Sinkwich photoCentury Wireline Services is an o...
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...
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 - presid...
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...