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When Freeport-McMoRan Inc. reorganized in 1989 and started selling off $2.15 billion in non-core assets, Greenstone Resources recognized an opportunity. Already familiar with Latin America through its…

It was an awesome and somewhat incongruous sight. Here, in a desert drag race, were two huge Caterpillar mine trucks — the production-proven 195-ton 789 and its latest sibling, the massive 240-ton 79…

Longyear Canada of North Bay, Ont. has entered its second century of existence. Last year, it celebrated its centenary with the introduction of several new products. For example, “Thin Kerf” wireline …

Appointments of three general managers have been announced by Atlas Copco. They are: Robert McLeod, general manager, tunnelling and mining equipment (based in Montreal); Alan Weiner, general manager o…

A Lamentable Decline First of all, my compliments on the March issue, which was excellent (as are most of the issues). I want to comment on Don Cranstone’s article on exploration expenditures and the …

The mastery of fire has set man apart from every other species. Had he not succeeded in mastering it, it is doubtful that man would have survived. Peking man is believed to have used it as long ago as…

To a metallurgist, it’s “dross’ . . . the grey, spongy mixture that forms on the surface of molten aluminum. Others might call it scum. As unpleasant as the stuff sounds, don’t dismiss it as waste. Ap…

Put me in coach, I’m ready to play.” These words evoke images of the athlete who practices hard and diligently but, for some reason, never gets into the game. Ignored by the coach, except when the gam…

For more than 60 years, Cominco Ltd. has been a leader in the research and development of environmental technology in the mining, smelting and refining industry. The company pioneered environmental co…

Some lawyers never use five words if 20 could say the same thing. Some negotiators follow a similar rule: Never frame a simple deal if you can construct something more complex. There is probably some …

The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) is heavily involved in research and development of products and processes that reduce pollution in its many forms. The agency, a sector of …

The names Pilgrim’s Rest, Barberton and Murchison Range ring down through South African mining history in the same way as do Kirkland Lake and Cadillac in Canada. These were the first significant gold…