Sustainable Development

A small group of Peruvians caught a glimpse of what their future might look like during a recent visit to Timmins.

The 10th International Mines Rescue Competition – IMRC 2016 – will be held in Sudbury from August 19 to August 26, 2016. Hosted by Workplace Safety North (WSN) and Ontario Mine Rescue, the event will attract mine rescue teams from around the globe.

Black lung disease has been listed as the cause, or a contributing factor, in 76,000 deaths in the United States since 1968.

Forestry waste put to good use Adding a vegetative cover to one of the largest rock piles in Canada outside the Alberta tar sands is no small challenge.

Presentations on environmental radiochemistry, forensic microbiology and manufactured soil offer new solutions for mineral extraction and remediation The 6th Mining and Environment International Conference in Sudbury June 20 to 25 served as a forum f

Study underway to decide on future of city landmark Sudbury’s 1250-foot (380-metre) Superstack, the tallest smokestack in the Western Hemisphere and the second tallest freestanding structure in Canada, has outlived its usefulness and could be slated

Raglan wind power pilot the exception The Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition in Toronto October 15 and 16 highlighted a number of interesting case studies of mining companies experimenting with wind and solar power, but acceptance of renewal

Company does organic, inorganic, metal, microbiology and toxicology testing of air, soil and water samples There was a time not too long ago when mining companies in Northern Ontario had to send samples from their tailings ponds to southern Ontario f

One million hours, no lost time injuries Sudbury mining supplier B&D Manufacturing lives and breathes safety.

J.S. Redpath has won the Ontario Mining Contractors’ Association safety innovation award for the redesign of the platform trap door entrance on mechanized raise climbers.