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We profile interesting mining-related gear and more—everything from state-of-the-art heavy equipment simulators to books that recount historical tales of miners. 

Rock Stars
A balding man with a blue dress shirt and tie

A thunderstorm: where his career began
Mining Beat: mining and exploration news blog
PM announces the conclusion of Northwest Territories devolution negotiations
A new gold mining reality series airs in spring 2013
Avanti Mining is trying to restart the Kitsault mine
Company profiles
Overview of the 4 X 3 kilometer Mt. Milligan Mine site.

Working together to open Mount Milligan

AMEC and Fluor recently completed EPCM services for the $1.5 billion open-pit copper and gold mine owned by Thompson Creek Metals.

Events
World Resource Investment Conference 2013 Vancouver, British Columbia May 26 & 27, 2013
2nd Annual Global Sustainable Mining Summit Toronto, Ontario May 28 & 29, 2013
Canadian Mining Expo Timmins, Ontario May 29 & 30, 2013

Recent Products & Equipment articles

This is a picture of a large digging machine, the Xcentric Ripper
Products & equipment
Xcentric Ripper makes an impact in Western Canada

The perfect new tool to introduce to the Canadian excavation and demolition marketplace

large simulator equipment.
Products & equipment
Two new Cat Simulators are announced

The new Large Track Type Tractor and Mining Truck simulators are now available from Cat Simulators.

by Karen Kornelsen
The Hero 9
Products & equipment
Fordia’s new Hero 9 core bit is tough

Fordia's new Hero 9 core bit is built to dig into the hardest ground

by Karen Kornelsen
grey insulating blanket wrapped around a large piece of machinery
Products & equipment
Providing solutions for equipment protection

Offering products for insulating and sheltering equipment—like Heat-Shield blankets—Clark Services & Insulations is filling a need in the mining industry.

by Jessica Kirby
an all-terrain vehicle on tracks carrying workers over snow
Products & equipment
Deeper, sturdier and lower impact

Argo’s new amphibious vehicles are designed specifically to help mining companies operate more efficiently and effectively.

by Jessica Kirby
A black box with input and output ports
Products & equipment, Technology
Real-time underground data in a box

The SymBot, manufactured by Symboticware, is a ruggedized real-time monitoring system for mining operations that works deep underground as well as above ground.

by Gail Jansen-Kesslar
Photo of Caterpillar's 795F haul truck
Products & equipment, Technology
Liquefied natural gas engine technology is in the works for mining trucks

Mine trucks are expected to carry lighter environmental loads over the next five years thanks to an agreement between Westport Innovations and Caterpillar.

by Jessica Kirby
Photo of the Rail-Veyor
Mines, Products & equipment, Ontario
Vale puts a breakthrough in mining to the test in Sudbury

Vale is betting $49 million that a new way to haul rock, a combination of conveyor, railcar and truck, will drastically improve underground production.

by Karen Kornelsen
Photo of Dick DeStefano
Products & equipment, Technology, Ontario
The SAMSSA brings strength and prosperity

The Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association promotes the expertise of the mining supply products and services in the Greater Sudbury.

by Karen Kornelsen
Photo of a modular maintenance building
Products & equipment, Saskatchewan
Structures designed with the mining industry in mind

With building enclosure systems that include fabric buildings and drilling rig enclosures, Norseman’s structures are specifically designed for industrial use.

by Gail Jansen-Kesslar
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