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4 days ago | 
magazine.cim.org | Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Virginia Heffernan |Correy Baldwin
In 2012, Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold expanded its reach into one of Europe’s most mineral-rich zones—a region with a mining history spanning more than 2,500 years—when it acquired Hellas Gold and its Kassandra Mines complex in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece as part of a merger with European Goldfields. Its main assets include the Skouries copper-gold project and the Olympias gold-silver-lead-zinc mine.
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2 months ago | 
magazine.cim.org | Silvia Pikal |Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Eavan Moore
Miners increasingly have to do more with less, due to lower ore grades, more complex deposits and the pressures of cutting down on energy and water use.
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2 months ago | 
magazine.cim.org | Tijana Mitrovic |Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Eavan Moore
When it comes to increasing the adoption of electrification technology in mines, improvements still need to be made to charge battery electric vehicles (BEVs) quickly and to maintain and improve productivity, Matthew Cate, regional marketing and communications manager of North America at ABB, told CIM Magazine in an interview.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
magazine.cim.org | Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells
Geologist Chad Sorba, vice-president of technical services and project evaluation at Denison Mines, has been a key technical leader in pioneering Canada’s first in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium mining project at the company’s flagship Wheeler River uranium project, which is located in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan. The ISR method involves dissolving minerals underground and pumping the mineral-rich solution to the surface for recovery.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
magazine.cim.org | Ailbhe Goodbody |Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Eavan Moore
Secure supply chains, safety and the need for boots on the ground when introducing new technology animated a special panel discussion at the third edition of the BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility conference in Sudbury in late May.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
magazine.cim.org | Mehanaz Yakub |Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Eavan Moore
In the harsh and demanding conditions of a mining operation, tires might not be seen as the star of innovation or technology, but ignoring their importance can come at a steep price. Tires are inherently critical in any mining operation because, without these properly functioning rubber components surrounding wheels, mining fleets would come to a halt.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
magazine.cim.org | Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Virginia Heffernan |Correy Baldwin
In June 2024, G Mining Ventures began grinding the first ore at its flagship Tocantinzinho (TZ) open-pit gold mining project in Pará State, Brazil, achieving this milestone less than two years after the company announced its US$458 million construction decision in September 2022. Hot commissioning began on June 11, with the first gold pour achieved four weeks later; in that time, approximately 77,000 tonnes of ore was processed through the plant.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
magazine.cim.org | Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Eavan Moore
MINExpo International is set to return in full force this Sept. 24 to 26 with its first post-COVID-19 pandemic showcase of mining equipment, products, services and technologies. Hosted by the U.S.-based National Mining Association (NMA) every four years in Las Vegas, Nevada, the event is the world’s largest gathering of the mining industry.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
magazine.cim.org | Graham Chandler |Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Eavan Moore
BEVs (battery electric vehicles) are a boon to mining operators on the road to decarbonization. Their full adoption would virtually eliminate the use of diesel fuel in haul trucks—which is one of mining’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions—and significantly improve productivity, as well as health and safety.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
magazine.cim.org | Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco |Cecilia Keating |Kelsey Rolfe
There is near international consensus that for the world to decarbonize, the mining sector must ramp up its production of critical minerals. But in the process of producing the raw materials for electrification needed to slow climate change, the water-dependent mining industry risks contributing to another concern: the availability of fresh water. Forces of industrialization, agriculture, climate and population have endangered this essential resource.
