Aerial view of the Tent Mountain Mine
First Nations, Mines, Renewable Energy, Alberta, British Columbia

Tent Mountain green energy plan: triple solution

The three-way green energy project is the result of great minds coming together against a challenging problem

by Timothy Fowler
Mortensen standing with shovel in forest.
Exploration, First Nations, Mines, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia

Gold miner Mitch Mortensen is the perfect advocate for placer mining in B.C.

Placer mining in B.C. has no better advocate than gold miner Mitch Mortensen of Snowshoe Mountain Resources Corp.

by Virginia Rasch
Large piece of machinery with person standing in bucket.
Mining Insider, Exploration, Mines, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon $500,000 federal funding to help promote northern mining at annual conference

The Yukon Mining Alliance will use the funding to help showcase the opportunities in the North at the annual PDAC Conference in Toronto

by Julie Matchett
Close up of lithium being poured from one gloved hand to another.
Energy, Mines, Technology, Alberta New tech aims to extract lithium from oilfield waste

The demand for lithium, used for electric car batteries, is growing exponentially. New green technology could help extract the mineral from oilfield waste

by Julie Matchett
Representatives from Sandvik Canada and Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) following signing of the distribution agreement, which will see TNDC become a reseller of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions products to northwestern British Columbia and Yukon.
Mines, British Columbia, Yukon

Tahltan Nation Development Corporation signs distribution agreement for Sandvik equipment

A new distribution agreement between the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) and Sandvik Canada will allow the reselling of Sandvik equipment

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Large mining haul truck.
Mines, Products & equipment, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia

Teck and Caterpillar to advance zero-emissions mining haul trucks

The companies plan to progress through a multi-phased approach that includes early development, piloting and deployment of 30 Caterpillar zero-emission trucks

by Submitted
Eden Yesh
Renewable Energy, Technology

This Invermere, B.C. thought leader’s motto could be “bringing power to the people”

Eden Yesh is decentralizing energy and finance systems through community investment cooperatives and his solar businesses

by Virginia Rasch
Kendra Johnston is the president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration.
Education, Mines, Sustainability & environment, Technology

The Association of Mineral Exploration leads through change

Kendra Johnston, CEO of AME, likens the Canadian mining and energy conferences to family reunions because of the meaningful relationships developed during camp

by Timothy Fowler
Group of people at AME conference looking at display.
Mines, British Columbia

New opportunities on the horizon for mineral exploration in Western Canada

Highlights from this year's conference included some exciting announcements regarding resource development and exploration

Kendra Johnston smiles on a pier in Vancouver, B.C.
Minerals, British Columbia

Q & A with Kendra Johnston: AME’s new President and CEO

Kendra Johnston, President and CEO of AME, is optimistic about jobs, economy and reconciliation in 2020

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Tony Beets, Yukon gold miner and one of the stars of Gold Rush.

The Top 10 Mining & Energy stories of 2019

Our readers were interested in a wide range of subjects as reflected in our Top 10 articles of 2019

by Julie Matchett
The Dell Latitude 7220EX Rugged Extreme tablet, yellow case.
Products & equipment

Dell Latitude Rugged reports for hazard duty

Tough and robust, the Dell 7220EX Rugged Extreme tablet is ready for all the abuse you can throw at it

by Julie Matchett
Aerial view of the Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert.
Mines, British Columbia

Teck and Ridley Terminals ink agreement to increase shipments

An agreement between Ridley Terminals Inc. and Teck Resources Limited will enable Teck to increase shipments of its steelmaking coal to the B.C. coast

by Julie Matchett
A lit-up, three-sided sign with a light on top and the numbers 8016 on the side.
Products & equipment, Technology, British Columbia

How a small family business became a successful manufacturer within the mining industry

Trevor Rurak, manager at Ralph’s Radio Ltd. in Vancouver, B.C., supplies ID signs to major mining companies

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A remotely-operated underwater vehicle images a hydrothermal vent in the deep ocean.
Minerals, Mines, Global

Demand for rare earth metals and minerals—increasingly rare on land—spurs deep-sea mining

Deep-sea mining refers to the process of mining mineral resources in the deep ocean

by Emily Wrag
The Hitachi EX3600-7 excavator.
Mines, Products & equipment

Newest Hitachi mining excavator delivers on innovation

The Hitachi EX3600-7 excavator is a reliable workhorse with a multitude of innovative features

by Julie Matchett
Picture of Mineral Insights optic device.
Mines, Products & equipment, Technology

Mineral Insights sheds light on exploration

By analyzing the unique visible light signature of minerals, James Kendall's innovative device saves the mining industry time

by Julie Matchett
Sohail Nazari surrounded by group of children.
Mines

Rock Star: Sohail Nazari, business development manager at Andritz Inc.

Some of Sohail Nazari’s most valuable learnings came from working at the pub & selling door-to-door before he became business development manager at Andritz Inc

by Timothy Fowler