Phasing out coal power plants in Atlantic Canada by 2030
The federal government’s ambitious plans to cut carbon emissions across Canada are well known. The latest undertaking is to phase out coal-fired […]
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SafeSight 5G rescue platform concept wins mining innovation award
SafeSight Exploration, based in northern Ontario, has won the Mining Technology Innovation Challenge sponsored by Rogers Communication, Dell, Norcat and the Centre […]
Sumitomo pledges $1 million to MineHub to digitize the concentrates market
Sumitomo Corp. has pledged $1 million to MineHub Technologies (TSXV:MHUB; OTC:MHUBF) to accelerate the digitization of the concentrates market. The funds will […]
Lundin backs Filo del Sol project in Argentina by joining $100M placement
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; NASDAQ: FIL; OTC:FLMMF) is making a non-brokered private placement of approximately 4.7 million common shares at a price […]
Osisko Development expands portfolio with acquisition of Trixie gold mine in Utah
The recent discovery of an ultra-high grade structure positions Trixie as one of the highest grade gold mines in the world, Osisko says.
The cost of salt
Salt (NaCl), a nutrient vital to all animal life, is an important natural resource especially in southwestern Ontario. Canada is one of […]
Costmine: The cost of driving drifts in various scenarios
Within underground mines, the primary horizontal transportation openings are provided by drifts. A significant portion of overall development costs often account for […]
A renewed approach to surface mining cost estimating
Sherpa for Surface Mines has been reinvented as Costmine’s Sherpa Surface, an improved, cloud-based mining-cost-estimating application. The transition of this unique application […]
What miners need to know about smelter charges
Costmine explains how fluctuating treatment fees can erode the value of base metals projects From the miner’s perspective, smelter associated costs look […]