Technology

From Nickel Rim South to Lac des Iles and, now, Barrick’s Williams Mine Bryan Wilson, general manager of North American Palladium’s Lac des Iles Mine, 132 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, is probably the only person in the world to have a sump na

Auto loading and dumping in trials Hard-Line Solutions, a Sudbury-area company specializing in remote control systems for heavy equipment, is expanding its use of the NORCAT Underground Centre for testing and refining its suite of advanced teleop sys

By Leon Wasser Generating the power required to run a mine in Northern Canada is both a technical challenge, as well as a major operating cost.

LR3 can work in eight-metre heading and lift up to five tonnes The LR3 boom lift, the newest addition to MacLean Engineering’s product lineup of underground utility vehicles, makes working at heights a breeze.

Maestro Digital Mine eliminates installation and maintenance challenges The buzz in the mining industry these days is all about going digital, but installing, extending and maintaining the necessary communication infrastructure underground is time-co

MIRARCO – Mining Innovation’s hydraulic air compressor (HAC) demonstrator project is approaching the close of its construction phase at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury.

A first for South America RDH Mining Equipment has announced the sale of three battery-powered loaders to Minera Corona in Peru, a subsidiary of TSX-listed Sierra Metals. A four-yard loader was scheduled for delivery by the end of May and two 2.

Northern Survey Supply sells MOSS to Goldcorp’s Hoyle Pond Mine Northern Survey Supply (NSS), a surveying equipment distributor serving the mining industry from offices in Sudbury and Mattawa, has announced the sale of a Miner Operated Survey System

System aims to more than double advance rates A canopy solution designed to protect workers from falling rock and allow concurrent activity to take place in a development heading is scheduled to undergo testing at the NORCAT Underground Centre in Sud

Red Lake mine testing advanced decision support system The same Watson that won the Jeopardy! IBM Challenge in 2011 could soon be coming to a mine near you, though its answers will be much different.