Technology

A new ultra violet laser ablation system on its way to Laurentian University's Trace Element Mapping Facility for Geological Samples positions the university's Earth Sciences Department as a North American leader in cutting-edge sample analysis.

Symboticware Incorporated, a Sudbury-based technology company, has teamed up with Vale Inco, the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation and Cast Resource Equipment Ltd.

The days of traditional staking rushes in Ontario will fade into history once Bill 173 passes this fall. For some, it is a good thing, but for others, it represents more than the disappearance of a tradition.

Sudbury-based Rail-Veyor Technologies Inc. is poised to revolutionize material handling in the mining industry.

Vale Inco has decided against acquiring a vertical conveyor system for its Garson Deep project.

A combined fixed and wireless, mine-wide fibre-optic network will make Xstrata’s Nickel Rim South Mine one of the most advanced underground operations in the world.

Nickel Rim South is one of the first underground mines in the world to fully deploy Sirovision 3-D photomapping technology.

Xstrata Nickel’s newest Canadian mine has been designed for improved material handling efficiencies. Automated systems will be handling three products at Nickel Rim South Mine as employees commission the equipment over the next few months.

Using best practices, maximizing efficiencies and taking advantage of existing materials is the concept behind the hydraulic fill plant at Xstrata’s Nickel Rim South Mine in Sudbury.

Mindoka Technology Corp., a North Bay software development company, is supplying Cementation Canada Inc. with a web-based solution for capturing time and materials data from remote project sites across North America.